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More than a decade of research paid off! Pest resistant varieties of eggplant developed; ways to lessen use or avoidance of insecticidal spraying found; there was reduced pest population in the field; and eventually, high production yield reached.

Due to non-stop heavy rains in the Manila, Philippines from the storn "ONDOY", the entire Marikina City and some parts of Luzon have not yet recovered from the massive flooding

Besides coastline protectors, mangrove forests are one of the most promising carbon sequesters, having the highest carbon net productivity among all ecosystems.

With communication technology, soil identification can now be made anytime and anywhere, just by using mobile phones.

Increased yield, as a consequence of reduced bacterial wilt infection made up the results obtained by UPLB researchers using grafting technique in eggplant production.

In a recent study at UP Los Baños, the injection of neonicotenoid pesticides such as thiametoxam, imidachloprid and clothianidin in coconut trunks was found safe and effective in controlling the coconut leaf beetle (Brontispa longgisima).

With focus on Jatropa, sweet sorghum, biofuel research and development is fast gaining momentum in the Philippines. Just recently, the quest for diesel fuel from renewable and non-food biodiesel feedstock such as microalgae has gotten a big boost.

UP Los Baños has developed the IPB Var 6 white corn variety which can be used for table consumption.

The link between biodiversity and climate change is not one-way: just as climate change alters the state of biodiversity, so can changes in biodiversity affect the world’s climate. This is the concern put into the limelight by this conference.