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Three new outstanding sugarcane varieties have been released, it was announced by the Philippine Sugar Research Institute Foundation, Inc. (Philsurn).

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“This was ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348878 [Title] => Disease-free sugarcane planting materials [Summary] => Sugarcane growers in the Philippines and in five other Asian countries now need not worry about the quality of planting materials they use.

These are disease-free, as they undergo thorough and elaborate quarantine and disease-indexing procedures established by the Philippine Sugar Research Institute Foundation, Inc. (Philsurin) under the CFC/ISO 20: Sugar Variety Improvement in Southeast Asia and the Pacific project.

CFC stands for Common Fund for Commodities under the United Nations while ISO means International Sugar Organization.
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[DatePublished] => 2006-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136001 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1771372 [AuthorName] => THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 332667 [Title] => Developments can make one go bonkers [Summary] => I almost went crazy trying to pick out which major event to attend this weekend and the next. There are just too many major events wanting to be covered. Each day brings in fresh news of important events that require a journalist’s focus.

For example, I found myself enticed to go to Antique province to attend the revival of komedya, the theatrical performance. Antique Gov. Sally Zaldivar Perez said the three-day komedya affair has the support of the National Commission on Culture and Arts.
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Named PSR97-45, it is set to be released in mid-2007.

PSR97-45 was bred by plant breeders of the Philippine Sugar Research Institute Foundation, Inc. (Philsurin) from two parents–VMC74-292 and CP72-1312.

The hybridization (crossing of different varieties of sugarcane to produce new varieties) work on PSR97-45 began in October 1997, or two years after Philsurin was established.
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Called "CFC/ISO/20: Sugarcane Variety Improvement in Southeast Asia and the Pacific," the research, development, and extension (RDE) project also involves Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 301561 [Title] => Masskara serves as dry run for SEAG [Summary] => The ongoing Masskara Festival and the 67th charter anniversary celebration of Bacolod City serve as a dry run for the forthcoming Southeast Asian Games. So far, that seems to be also the focus of city officials as they craft programs and activities that serve to test-run SEAG plans and programs.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136001 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1771372 [AuthorName] => THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 271053 [Title] => Fertilizing sugarcane with the aid of computers [Summary] => Now, with the aid of a computer program, the right amount of fertilizer needed by a sugarcane plant proportionate to the nutrients already in the soil can be accurately calculated.

Named Sugar Farm Information System, the software was designed by the Philippine Sugar Research Institute Foundation, Inc. (Philsurin) after standardizing the analysis methods of the soil laboratories of five entities; Department of Agriculture-Iloilo, Philsurin, Lopez Sugar, First Farmers, and Negros Prawn.
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Consider:

• The Philippines is now an active participant in the Sugarcane Variety Improvement in Southeast Asia and the Pacific for Enhanced and Sustainable Productivity project.

• About 1,000 sugarcane accessions are now being maintained at the germplasm bank of the Philippine Sugar Research Institute Foundation Inc. (Philsurin) in Victorias City, Negros Occidental.
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                    [Title] => Sugar institute releases 3 new varieties
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Three new outstanding sugarcane varieties have been released, it was announced by the Philippine Sugar Research Institute Foundation, Inc. (Philsurn).

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 410293 [Title] => RP posts record harvest of 2.45-M tons sugar in H1 [Summary] => The Philippines produced a record of 2,454.523 metric tons (MT) of sugar in crop year 2007-2008.

“This was ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348878 [Title] => Disease-free sugarcane planting materials [Summary] => Sugarcane growers in the Philippines and in five other Asian countries now need not worry about the quality of planting materials they use.

These are disease-free, as they undergo thorough and elaborate quarantine and disease-indexing procedures established by the Philippine Sugar Research Institute Foundation, Inc. (Philsurin) under the CFC/ISO 20: Sugar Variety Improvement in Southeast Asia and the Pacific project.

CFC stands for Common Fund for Commodities under the United Nations while ISO means International Sugar Organization.
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[DatePublished] => 2006-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136001 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1771372 [AuthorName] => THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 332667 [Title] => Developments can make one go bonkers [Summary] => I almost went crazy trying to pick out which major event to attend this weekend and the next. There are just too many major events wanting to be covered. Each day brings in fresh news of important events that require a journalist’s focus.

For example, I found myself enticed to go to Antique province to attend the revival of komedya, the theatrical performance. Antique Gov. Sally Zaldivar Perez said the three-day komedya affair has the support of the National Commission on Culture and Arts.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136001 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1771372 [AuthorName] => THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 330643 [Title] => New sugarcane variety in the pipeline [Summary] => A new sugarcane variety is in the pipelilne.

Named PSR97-45, it is set to be released in mid-2007.

PSR97-45 was bred by plant breeders of the Philippine Sugar Research Institute Foundation, Inc. (Philsurin) from two parents–VMC74-292 and CP72-1312.

The hybridization (crossing of different varieties of sugarcane to produce new varieties) work on PSR97-45 began in October 1997, or two years after Philsurin was established.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 307597 [Title] => RP, four others benefit from SE Asian sugarcane project [Summary] => LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – A sugarcane project covering five Asian countries, including the Philippines, continues to achieve significant results.

Called "CFC/ISO/20: Sugarcane Variety Improvement in Southeast Asia and the Pacific," the research, development, and extension (RDE) project also involves Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 301561 [Title] => Masskara serves as dry run for SEAG [Summary] => The ongoing Masskara Festival and the 67th charter anniversary celebration of Bacolod City serve as a dry run for the forthcoming Southeast Asian Games. So far, that seems to be also the focus of city officials as they craft programs and activities that serve to test-run SEAG plans and programs.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136001 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1771372 [AuthorName] => THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 271053 [Title] => Fertilizing sugarcane with the aid of computers [Summary] => Now, with the aid of a computer program, the right amount of fertilizer needed by a sugarcane plant proportionate to the nutrients already in the soil can be accurately calculated.

Named Sugar Farm Information System, the software was designed by the Philippine Sugar Research Institute Foundation, Inc. (Philsurin) after standardizing the analysis methods of the soil laboratories of five entities; Department of Agriculture-Iloilo, Philsurin, Lopez Sugar, First Farmers, and Negros Prawn.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 268786 [Title] => R&D programs propel sugar industry [Summary] => The local sugar industry, now a vibrant component of the similarly robust agriculture sector, continues to benefit from scientific headways.

Consider:

• The Philippines is now an active participant in the Sugarcane Variety Improvement in Southeast Asia and the Pacific for Enhanced and Sustainable Productivity project.

• About 1,000 sugarcane accessions are now being maintained at the germplasm bank of the Philippine Sugar Research Institute Foundation Inc. (Philsurin) in Victorias City, Negros Occidental.
[DatePublished] => 2005-02-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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