UPLB Rice Varietal Improvement Team

Congratulations to our UP Rural High School Interns! 🏆🌾

After months of hard work, dedication, and learning through hands-on research, our interns successfully completed their Final Defense on 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 and presented their work during the 𝐔𝐏𝐑𝐇𝐒 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 on 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

We are proud to share that their research was recognized with the 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 under the theme 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥, & 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬! 🎉

May this milestone inspire you to continue exploring, discovering, and making meaningful contributions to science and society. Congratulations once again! 🌾

Congratulations to Rosa Mia Cabanting and OneRicePH team for the 3rd Best Paper Award! 🎉

🌾👏 Here's to more success and milestones ahead!

Congratulations to Ms. Ann Mylalulex Magnaye for winning 2nd Place, Ms. Patricia Izabelle Lopez for winning 3rd Place, and Ms. Rosa Mia Cabanting for making it to the Top 10 Finalists at the CSSP Photography Contest! ✨🥈🥉🏆

🎉🏆 Congratulations to our very own Dr. Lorna Sister for being honored with the CSSP Achievement Award in Extension! 🌟

This prestigious recognition is a testament to her unwavering dedication to innovative extension work and her leadership in championing sustainable, gender-responsive, science-based, and community-centered agricultural initiatives.

Through her passion, commitment, and service, she continues to make a meaningful impact on communities and inspire excellence in extension and development work.

Congratulations, Dr. Lorna Sister, on this well-deserved achievement! We are proud of you! 🎊🎖️

The UPLB Rice Varietal Improvement Team (RVIT) would like to congratulate Nelson Dapal III, BS Agriculture major in Agronomy with specialization in Plant Breeding, for successfully defending his undergraduate thesis entitled: “Performance of Selected Rice Genotypes under Salinity Stress at Seedling Stage”

From preparing and defending the thesis outline last December 16, 2025 to optimizing the salinity screening protocol, conducting the experiment, gathering and analyzing data, and finally completing the thesis defense — your dedication, perseverance, and growth as a young researcher are truly commendable.

One final step remains — finishing the manuscript. Finish strong, Nelson! 💚🎉

OneRicePH showcases direct-seeded rice varietal performance in Farmers’ Field Days in Iloilo and Oriental Mindoro - Institute of Crop Science The OneRicePH Project successfully conducted two Farmers’ Field Day activities in Iloilo and Oriental Mindoro, showcasing newly released rice varieties such as NSIC Rc 592, NSIC Rc 594, NSIC Rc 596, NSIC Rc 598, and NSIC Rc 650 in Iloilo, and NSIC Rc 512, NSIC Rc 622, and NSIC Rc 624 in Oriental M...

🌾 Congratulations, Dr. Lorna Sister! 🌾

The UPLB Rice Varietal Improvement Team proudly congratulates Dr. Lorna E. Sister for being recognized during the 117th UPLB Foundation Day and the CAFS Recognition Day.

Dr. Sister received the following recognitions:
🏅 𝐔𝐏𝐋𝐁 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥
🏅 𝐂𝐀𝐅𝐒 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 – 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐒 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲
🏅 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲
🏅 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚/𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐤𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲

These awards recognize her outstanding leadership and dedication in advancing extension, community engagement, and gender-responsive agricultural development. Through her work with farming communities and development programs, she continues to strengthen the connection between science, agriculture, and society.

Your passion for service and commitment to empowering communities continue to inspire us. We are proud to celebrate this milestone with you.

Congratulations, Ma’am Lorna! 🌾👏







📷: Hydee de Chavez

Our work on NSIC Rc 476 is now available in the Philippine Journal of Crop Science. 🌾📄💚

The paper details the breeding history of NSIC Rc 476 and summarizes its performance in national and participatory trials, including yield and stability across multiple environments, reactions to major pests and diseases, grain quality attributes, and trait-based SNP marker profiling for key traits relevant to rainfed lowland ecosystems in the Philippines.

The full paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.63568/pjcs.v50i3.1644