AG:GCP/RAS/186/JPN Field Document No. 2006/05

FAO/GOVERNMENT COOPERATIVE PROGRAMME

FINAL REPORT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL INFORMATION SHARING MECHANISM (NISM) ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL PLAN OF ACTION (GPA) FOR THE CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION OF GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE IN THE

Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry

Written by Solita R. Sicat, Nestor C. Altoveros and Teresita H. Borromeo January, 2007 Acknowledgement

The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) would like to acknowledge the different stakeholders who participated in the endeavor of establishing the database of the Philippines’ plant genetic resources holdings through the use of the FAO’s created information system, the National Information Sharing Mechanism (NISM). These are, 1) the different National Crop Research and Development Centers of BPI namely, BPI-Baguio NCRDC, BPI-Davao NCRDC, BPI-La Granja GNCRDC, BPI- Los Baños NCRDC, BPI-Guimaras NMRDC, and its Central Office divisions, BPI- Crop Research Division (BPI-CRD), BPI-National Seed Quality Control Services (NSQCS) and BPI-Crop Production Division (BPI-CRD); 2) Central Mindanao University (CMU); 3) DA-Southern Tagalog Integrated Agricultural Research Center (DA-STIARC); 4) DENR-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR- ERDB); 5) Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU); 6) Department of Agronomy, U.P.L.B (DOA-UPLB), 7) Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (MMSU); 8) National Abaca Research Center-Leyte State University (NARC); 9) National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory-IPB (IPB-NPGRL); 10) National Tobacco Administration (NTA); 11) Philippine Authority - Zamboanga Research Center (PCA-ZRC); 12) PhilIppine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice); 14) Philippines Crop Research and Training Center (PhilRootcrops); 15) Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE); 16) Sugar Regulatory Administration, La Granja Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SRA-LGAREC) and 17) Western Philippines University (WPU). These stakeholders, through their representatives, coordinated with BPI until this final report was submitted to FAO.

BPI would also like to give its sincerest gratitude to the following:

To Mr. Ceferino A. Baniqued who led the implementation of the project until his retirement in 2005.

To Ms. Ma. Leah H. Villavicencio and Ms. Visitacion Huelgas who acted as facilitators in the three National Stakeholders’ Consultation Workshops conducted by BPI for this project;

To the Japanese Government for their funding support to the FAO GCP/RAS/186/JPN Project;

And last but not the least to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for the technical support they have provided in the implementation of the project.

To all of you, thank you very much.

National Focal Person GCP/RAS/186/JPN Project, Philippines

ii Executive Summary

The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) of the Philippines undertook the FAO/Government Cooperative project Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific Region to draw/assess the current status of PGRFA in order to fill information gaps, to identify their needs and priorities for the conservation and sustainable utilization of PGRFA, to improve national capacity in monitoring PGRFA activities, and to share with the region successful experiences in the implementation of GPA priority activity areas related to in situ conservation and on farm management.

A total of 35 participants from 32 member-institutions of the Philippine National Network on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture participated in three national consultation workshops and meetings on the Establishment of the National Information Sharing Mechanism for the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (NISM-GPA).

The first consultation workshop in 2003 aimed to develop a strategy for the establishment of the NISM, define the roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders in the establishment of the NISM, review and revise, if necessary, the information in the “common tables” of the reporting format and recommend adoption of the information gathered/generated, develop a plan of action for implementation and in the process, assessed the status of the PGRFA Network and determine its needs and priorities; and train SHs on the use of NISM-GPA computer application software.

The second meeting in 2004 aimed to start the establishment of the national GPA-NISM, further define roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and the national focal person, discuss and distribute the reporting format and to agree on the kind of information to gather and share, train SHs on the use of the NISM-GPA computer application and distribute the SH’s version of the NISM-GPA computer application for the SHs to answer the questions and update the information to the Common Tables, and develop and agree on a work plan for gathering the needed information and the submission of data for compilation and submission to FAO.

The third meeting in 2006 aimed to review and finalize the draft reports for submission to FAO (the Draft Report of the Establishment of the NISM on the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in the Philippines, and the Draft Report of the Current State and Future Priority for the Conservation and Utilization of PGRFA in the Philippines), discuss achievements, constraints and suggestion to improve the NISM, and discuss the next steps and future plans in the implementation of the NISM by agreeing on a strategy for regular updating and maintenance in continuity of the NISM in the Philippines, including the use of the

iii NISM webpage for sharing information and for publishing the work, and identifying needs for the successful establishment of the NISM.

A Steering Committee was created by the NFP for the smooth implementation of the project, consisting of the core team members of the PNNPGRFA, BPI staff and a representative from a non-government organization.

Surveying and inventorying of PGRFA conducted by five institutions on 26 crops using qualitative and quantitative survey techniques showed that most of the traditional varieties of crops are threatened due to the introduction of formal variety releases, land conversion, habitat and human destruction, tan barking and charcoal making in mangrove, weather disturbances, local/internal conflict, lack of knowledge on proper utilization of forest resources and expansion of ecotourism areas. To address these concerns, it was suggested that establishment of an information system for the survey and inventory of PGRFA and training on computer operation and information systems were needed.

Projects on on-farm management and improvement of PGRFA of 9 crops were conducted. There was low integration of on-farm management into the national programme, and limitations to on-farm management were attributed to insufficient seed or planting material, insufficient number of staff, insufficient financial support, and on-farm management and improvement of PGRFA not being a national priority.

Activities to assist farmers in disaster situations were led by the Department of Agriculture and were also conducted by government and non-government organizations. The constraints identified were insufficient financial support and unavailability of the germplasm for reintroduction and restoration.

There are several legislations in place to promote the in situ conservation of wild crop relatives and wild for food production. Funding and capacity builidng were identified as necessary for the activity.

Twenty-two stakeholders conducted 74 projects that sustained existing ex situ collections. Twenty-one stakeholders maintain 50,082 accessions of 851 taxa, with 2,222 accessions safety-duplicated. Sixteen non-stakeholder agencies hold 122,880 accessions of 265 taxa, with the International Rice Research Institute holding the overwhelming majority at 116,28 accessions of Oryza. Conservation strategies include field genebanks (15 stakeholders), seed stores (7 stakeholders), in vitro (6 stakeholders) and pollen (1 stakeholder). Stock inventories and viability monitoring are performed regularly, and 6 stakeholders use computer-based information systems. Major constraints were funding, insufficient staff, lack of training and facilities and occurrence of pests and diseases. Characterization and evaluation, maintenance of field genebanks, collecting in areas with high enetic erosion and retrieval of lost collections should be given attention.

iv Six projects performed regeneration of PGRFA using standard protocols. The high cost of regeneration was a major constraint.

A total of 12 collecting missions were done by 6 stakeholders on 9 crops. Priority for collecting were identified. There is no policy for targeted collecting of rare, endangered or threatened species.

To expand ex situ conservation activities, national network has identified the need to undertake in vitro conservation, cryopreservation and ultra-dry seed storage, the need to expand ex situ conservation activities for other wild food species, and inventory and collection of threatened species.

Seventeen stakeholders conducted 40 ex situ projects on characterization and evaluation of PGRFA in 53 taxa. Capacity to perform morphological traits characterization was reported by 17 stakeholders, molecular markers characterization by 5 stakeholders, abiotic stress evaluation by 6 stakeholders, biotic stress evaluation by 9 stakeholders, and biochemical evaluation by 3 stakeholders. collaboration and complementation between researchers, farmers and genebanks to enhance exchange of characterization and evaluation information should be promoted, and evaluation for traits of economic importance must be given priority.

Twenty projects on improvement of 7 crops for yield, resistance to pests and diseases, tolerance to abiotic stresses and improved quality were reported. Eighteen projects were conducted by 11 SHs involving more than 16 taxa, on assessing/monitoring intra-specific diversity in crops, increasing intra-specific diversity in crops, assessing/ monitoring diversity in agricultural systems, increasing diversity in agricultural systems and participatory diversity methods application. Major constraints and needs were Obstacles to officially release heterogeneous material as cultivars, awareness on the utilization of lesser known PGRFA, need to consolidate available information on uses and value of lesser known PGRFA and develop strategies for their promotion, and need to develop markets for local products of farmers.

Seven projects to develop or commercialize under-utilized crops or species, local varieties and/or 'diversity-rich' products were conducted by 9 stakeholders, involving crop improvement, seed distribution, improving processing, market development and public awareness. The needs identified include research and development on value addition and diversification for indigenous under-utilized PGRFA, analysis of food and medicinal compositions of indigenous plants, and research on product development of underutilized crop species.

The Seed Industry Act promotes the development and expansion of the local seed systems for cereal, legumes, rootcrops, certain vegetables, , industrial crops and ornamentals. Listings of registered varieties could be found in a catalogue that gives information on the taxon name, target agro-ecology, characteristics regarding reactions to pests and diseases and grain quality. Seed

v quality standards like physical purity, germinability and others are applied in cereals, legumes and vegetables. The government prescribes and supports the production and distribution of planting materials of the registered varieties. However, there is no government incentive for quality seed production of local varieties and under- utilized crops. The present seed certification system is limited only to registered varieties, and does not accommodate farmers’ and traditional varieties.

Fourteen stakeholders conducted 27 projects on 12 crops focusing on seed production, distribution, processing, storage, quality control, participatory community-based activities and linkages between formal and informal seed sectors. The identified needs include the integration of the informal seed production system into the formal seed system and vice versa.

Developing value-added processing of 'diversity-rich' products for commercial purposes was done on 9 crops. Constraints identified include uniformity standards in the country that discourage 'diversity rich' products, insufficient seed or planting material, and emphasis on modern cultivars of staple crops.

There were two initiatives to build a national PGRFA rpogramme in the Philippines. The National Committee on Plant Genetic Resources, set the directions and policies on plant genetic resources conservation and management. The PNNPGRFA operationalized a system of sustainable conservation and use of PGRFA.

Nine local institutions working on PGRFA have collaborated with 12 crop networks to conduct 17 projects.

There is no standardized PGRFA data management and information system in the country. Nine stakeholders developed/ used different information systems. Constraints include lack of staff, training and equipment.

There is limited development of monitoring and early warning systems for loss of PGRFA on 3 crops. Funding is the primary constraint.

A total of 200 staff of 18 stakeholders participated in 69 training courses on different aspects of PGRFA conservation and management. Identified training needs include molecular characterization, PGR enhancement, diversity assessment, core collections, and surveying.

There is no formal programme in the country to promote public awareness of the value of PGRFA. Twelve stakeholders developed public awareness materials for PGRFA.

The identified constraints to the improvement of the national information sharing mechansism include equipment, personnel and logistics. Achievements include the electronic form of PGR data, and close collaboration and information

vi sharing among stakeholders.

The BPI commits to continue the maintenance and dissemination of the NISM, support training of representatives of stakeholders, and seek funding mechanisms to support the implementation of the NISM.

vii Table of Contents

Title Page Title page i Acknowledgement ii Executive Summary iii Table of Contents viii List of Acronyms xi List of Figures xiv List of Tables xv Background Information 1 Chapter 1 Overview of the Process for Establishing the Philippine 2 National Information Sharing Mechanism on the Implementation of GPA Consultation in Bangkok, Thailand 2 Preparatory Activities for the First National Consultation on NISM 3 First Stakeholders’ Meeting LOA/RAP/2004/01 5 Second SHs’ Meeting 5 Data Validation, Analysis and Writing of Reports 6 Chapter 2 Participating Agencies 7 Chapter 3 Steering Committee of the NISM-GPA and Flow of 13 Information Provided By Stakeholders Chapter 4 Highlights of Findings From the Data Gathered and Analyzed 15 A. In situ Conservation and Development Priority Area 1 Surveying and Inventorying Plant Genetic 15 Resources for Food and Agriculture Comments on surveying and inventorying PGRFA 15 Priority Area 2 Supporting On-Farm Management and 16 Improvement of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Comments on promoting on-farm management and 16 improvement of PGRFA Priority Area 3 Assisting Farmers in Disaster Situations to 17 Restore Agricultural Systems Comments on the reintroduction of locally adapted 18 germplasm and assisting farmers in the restoration of agricultural systems in the country following disaster Priority Area 4 Promoting In Situ Conservation of Wild Crop 18 Relatives and Wild Plants for Food Production Comments on promoting in situ conservation of wild crop 18 relatives and wild food plants B. Ex Situ Conservation Priority Area 5 Sustaining Existing Ex Situ Collections 18 Priorities, needs and constraints to sustaining existing ex 87 situ collections Priority Area 6 Regenerating Threatened Ex Situ Accessions 88

viii Priorities, needs and constraints to regenerating ex situ 90 accessions Priority Area 7 Supporting Planned and Targeted Collecting of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 90 Priorities, needs and constraints to support planned and 93 targeted collecting PGRFA Priority Area 8 Expanding Ex Situ Conservation Activities 94 Priorities, needs and constraints to expanding ex situ 94 conservation activities C. Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources Priority Area 9 Expanding the Characterization, Evaluation 95 and Number of Core Collections to Facilitate Use Priorities, needs and constraints to implementation 99 Priority Area 10 Increasing Genetic Enhancement and Base- 99 Broadening Efforts Priorities, needs and constraints to implementation 101 Priority Area 11 Promoting Sustainable Agriculture through 101 Diversification of Crop Production and Broader Diversity in Crops Priorities, needs and constraints to implementation 103 Priority Area 12 Promoting Development and 103 Commercialization of Under-Utilized Crops and Species Priorities, needs and constraints to implementation 104 Priority Area 13 Supporting Seed Production and Distribution 104 Priorities, needs and constraints to implementation 105 Priority Area 14 Developing New Markets for Local Varieties 106 and 'Diversity-Rich' Products Priorities, needs and constraints to implementation 108 D. Institutions and Capacity Building Priority Area 15 Building Strong National Programmes 108 Comments on opportunities, challenges, needs, constraints 109 and national priorities to establish and strengthen institutions and enhance national capacity to conserve and promote sustainable use of PGRFA Priority Area 16 Promoting Networks for Plant Genetic 109 Resources for Food and Agriculture Comments on promoting networks for PGRFA 111 Priority Area 17 Constructing Comprehensive Information 111 Systems for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Comments on opportunities, challenges, needs, constraints 112 and national priorities on developing comprehensive information systems for efficient management of crop diversity and its use Priority Area 18 Developing Monitoring and Early Warning 112 Systems for Loss of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

ix Comment on developing and using early warning systems, 113 their constraints and opportunities, and the extent of external support needed to develop and use appropriate early warning systems to monitoring genetic erosion of PGRFA and genetic vulnerability caused by this erosion in the country Priority Area 19. Expanding and Improving Education and 113 Training Comments on establishing, improving and expanding 118 training facilities on conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA, and on the extent of external assistance needed to implement training and educational programmes in the country Priority Area 20 Promoting Public Awareness of the Value of 118 Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Conservation and Use CHAPTER 5 Achievements, Constraints and Suggestions for Improving 120 the National Information Sharing Mechanism Constraints 120 Achievements 121 Feedback on the operationalization and Suggestions for Improving 121 the maintenance of NISM-GPA in the country Feedbacks and Suggestions to FAO 122 On NISM establishment 122 a. NISM-GPA software 122 b. Guide Towards the National Information Sharing Mechanism 122 on the Implementation of the GPA and its establishment c. GPA Implementation in Asia – a compilation of frequently 122 asked questions using the computer application for the establishment of NISM-GPA d. Indicators and Reporting Format for Monitoring the 123 Implementation of GPA (CGRFA – 10/04/Inf.5) e. Support provided by the project and FAO technical staff and 123 collaborators CHAPTER 6 NEXT STEP AND FUTURE PLANS including plans of 123 distributing the report and communicating its results ANNEXES 1 Program of the First National Consultation-Workshop 125 2 List ff National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) Registered 127 Varieties 1994-2005

x List of Acronyms

ADG - Assistant Director General AFMA - Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act ANSWER - Asian Network on Sweetpotato Genetic Resources APAN - Asia-Pacific Agro-Forestry Network APCC - Asia-Pacific Coconut Commission APINMAP - Asia-Pacific International Network on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants AVNET - Asian Vegetable Network AVRDC - Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center BAPNET - Asia Pacific Network BPI - Bureau of Plant Industry BPI-BNCRDC - BPI-Baguio National Crop Research and Development Center BPI-CRD - BPI-Crop Research Division BPI-DNCRDC - BPI-Davao National Crop Research and Development Center BPI-LGNCRDC - BPI-La Granja National Crop Research and Development Center BPI-LGNCRDC - BPI-Los Baños National Crop Research & Development Center BPI-NMRDC - BPI-National Mango Research and Development Center BPI-NSQCS - BPI-National Seed Quality Control Services BSU - Benquet State University CavSU - Cavite State University CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region CBD - Convention on Biological Diversity CBDC - Community Biodiversity Development and Conservation Programme CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CLSU - Central Luzon State University CMU - Central Mindanao University CODA - Cotton Development Administration COGENT - International Coconut Genetic Resources Network CONSERVE - Community-based Native Seeds Research Center CSU - Cagayan State University CTA - Chief Technical Advisor CVSCAFT - Central Visayas State College of Agriculture, Forestry and Technology DA - Department of Agriculture DA-ARMMIARC - Department of Agriculture-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center DA-STIARC - Department of Agriculture-Southern Tagalog Integrated Agricultural Research Center (DA-STIARC)

xi DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources DENR-ERDB - DENR-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau DENR-PAWB - DENR-Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau DMMMSU - Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University DNA - Dioxyribonucleic acid DOA-UPLB - Department Agronomy, UPLB DOST - Department of Science & Technology DUS - Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EVIARC - Eastern Visayas Agricultural Research Center FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAORAP - Food and Agriculture Organization Office for Asia and the Pacific FCC - Farmers' Consultative Council GDMIS - Germplasm Data Management Information System GMO - Genetically Modified Organism GPA - Global Plan of Action GPS - Global Positioning System GSP - Girl Scouts of the Philippines INIBAP - International Network for Improvement of Banana and Plantain INGER - International Network for Genetic Evaluation of Rice INSTAB - Institution Table IPB - Institute of Plant Breeding IPBHCRS - Instittute of Plant Breeding Highland Crops Research Station IPB-NPGRL - IPB-National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory IPGRI - International Plant Genetic Resources Institute IRRI - International Rice Research Institute ISCAF - Ifugao State College of Agriculture and Forestry ISTA - International Seed Testing Association ISU - Isabela State University ITPGRFA - International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture SRA-LGAREC - Sugar Regulatory Administration-La Granja Agricultural Research Center LOA - Letter of Agreement MASIPAG - Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura MMSU - Mariano Marcos State University MOA - Memorandum of Agreement MOOE - Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses MOU - Memorandum of Understanding NARC - National Abaca Research Center NFP - National Focal Person NISM - National Information Sharing Mechanism

xii NTA - National Tobacco Administration NCPGR - National Committee on Plant Genetic Resources NCT - National Cooperative Testing NEAP - National Environmental Action Plan NGO - Non-Government Organization NPRCRTC - Northern Philippines Root Crops Research and Training Center NSIC - National Seed Industry Council NSO - National Statistics Office OPV - Open-Pollinated Varieties PAES - Palawan Agricultural Experiment Station PCA-ZRC - Philippine Coconut Authority - Zamboanga Research Center PDCC - Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council PERTAB - Contact Person Table PGR - Plant Genetic Resources PGRFA - Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture PhilRice - PhilIppine Rice Research Institute PhilRootcrops - Philippines Root Crop Research and Training Center PHILSURIN - Philippine Sugar Research Institute PICRI - Philippine Industrial Crops Research Institute PNNPGRFA - Philippine National Network on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture PRA - Participatory Rural Approach PROTAB - Project Table PSIA - Philippine Seed Industry Association PSU - Palawan State University QSC - Quirino State College RECSEA-PGR - Regional Cooperation in Southeast Asia for Plant Genetic Resources REFTAB - Reference Table RMTU - Ramon Magsaysay Technological University SEARICE - Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment SEP - Strategic Environmenatal Plan SH - Stakeholder SRA-LGAREC - Sugar Regulatory Administration-La Granja Agricultural Research and Extension Center SSR - Simple Sequence Repeat TANSAO - Taro Network for Southeast Asia and Oceania TMV - Tobacco Mosaic Virus UPMin - University of the Philippines in Mindanao USM - University of Southern Mindanao UTFANET - Under-Utilized Tropical Fruits and Nuts Network WPU - Western Philippines University WTO - World Trade Organization

xiii List of Figures

Title Page Figure 1 Flowchart of NISM-GPA Implementation and Members of the 13 Steering Committee

xiv List of Tables

Title Page Table 1 Schedule of NISM implementation 4 Table 2 Type of organizations and number of participants to the 2nd 6 SHs Meeting Table 3 List of SHs’ submission of required tables for NISM 14 implementation Table 4 Projects and activities relating to sustaining ex situ collections 19 carried out by the SHs Table 4a Distribution of projects and stakeholders per activity relating 23 to sustaining ex situ collections Table 5 Total number of accessions and accessions safety-duplicated 23 at other genebanks Table 5a Number of accessions of crop species held by SHs not 61 participating in the NISM Table 6 Type and conditions of germplasm conservation methods 68 used by SHs Table 7 Number of accessions stored in different storage conditions 70 Table 8 Monitoring of ex situ collections by the different stakeholders 84 through stock inventories, viability testing and genetic integrity monitoring Table 9 Major constraints in implementing ex situ conservation 87 activities Table 10 Regeneration of ex situ PGR collections conducted by SHs 88 (1997-2006). Table 11 Collected PGRFA accessions from collecting missions 90 Table 12 Stakeholders’ need and capacity for research on improved 94 methodologies for ex situ conservation Table 13 Percent of accessions characterized and/or evaluated for the 95 various types of descriptors Table 14 Capacity of SHs to conduct germplasm 97 characterization/evaluation Table 15 Germplasm distributed by stakeholders 98 Table 16 Capability of institutions to conduct crop improvement 100 activities Table 17 Programme/project/activity related to assessment or 101 improvement of diversity within and among crops or crop production in which the SHs participate Table 18 Projects conducted by the SHs related to the development or 103 commercialization of under-utilized crops or species Table 19 Major constraints in the country in making seed of new 105 varieties of different crops available in the market Table 20 Current market situation of different crops and number of 107 local varieties with economic potential for new market development Table 21 List of programme/project/activity carried out by SHs in 110 collaboration with PGRFA networks

xv Table 22 List of programme/project/activity conducted by SHs on the 112 development of data and information management systems for PGRFA Table 23 Trainings covering GPA priority area activities 113 Table 24 List of topics considered to be a training priority not covered 117 by any training program* in the national or regional level Table 25 List of products developed, media used, audience targeted 119 and topics covered in creating awareness on the value of PGRFA

xvi Background Information

The Global Plan of Action (GPA) for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) is a reponse of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) where conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA were not elucidated. The GPA covers the subset of plant genetic resources pertaining specifically to food and agriculture. The Conference of Parties to the CBD at its Second Session in 1995 declared its support for the development of a Plan “for Food and Agriculture”. It provides a coherent framework for activities in the field of in situ and ex situ conservation, in sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources, as well as in institution- and capacity-building. It hopes to contribute to creating synergies among on-going activities, as well as more efficient use of available resources.

The GPA is a rolling plan, with programmes and activities aimed at filling in gaps, overcoming constraints and facing emergency situations identified in the FAO Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources. The periodically updated Plan will permit the Commission to recommend priorities and to promote the rationalization and coordination of efforts.

One of the activities of the GPA, Activity 17, deals with “Constructing Comprehensive Information Systems for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture”. The Philippines is a participant in the process that developed the GPA and is also one of the signatories. The country therefore supports all the activities of the GPA.

In 2003, the Government of the Philippines signed an agreement with the FAO to undertake the FAO/Government Cooperative project, GCP/RAS/186/JPN, Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific Region, which is funded by the Government of Japan. Seven countries (Bangladesh, India, , Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam) participated in the project. The overall objectives of the project were:

• To draw/assess the current status of PGRFA in order to fill information gaps in each of the participating countries and to identify their needs and priorities for the conservation and sustainable utilization of PGRFA within the framework of GPA for the conservation and sustainable utilization of PGRFA. • To improve national capacity in monitoring PGRFA activities within the framework of the GPA by empowering them with tools for leading efficient decision-making processes, evaluating and developing PGRFA policies at national level. • To share with the region successful experiences in the implementation of GPA priority activity areas related to in situ conservation and on farm management and to improve national capacity in carrying out PGRFA in situ conservation and on farm management. In 2003, the Government of the Philippines signed an

1 agreement with FAO to undertake the FAO/Government Cooperative project, GCP/RAS/186/JPN, Implementation of the GPA for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific Region, which is funded by the Government of Japan. Seven countries (Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam) participate in this project. The overall objectives of the project are: • To draw/assess the current status of PGRFA in order to fill information gaps in each of the participating countries and to identify their needs and priorities for the conservation and sustainable utilization of PGRFA within the framework of GPA for the conservation and sustainable utilization of PGRFA. • To improve national capacity in monitoring PGRFA activities within the framework of the GPA by empowering them with tools for leading efficient decision-making processes, evaluating and developing PGRFA policies at national level. • To share with the region successful experiences in the implementation of GPA priority activity areas related to in situ conservation and on farm management and to improve national capacity in carrying out PGRFA in situ conservation and on farm management.

CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL INFORMATION SHARING MECHANISM ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GPA

Consultation in Bangkok, Thailand

On October 13-15, 2003, the Philippines’ National Focal Point (NFP) for the GCP/RAS/186/JPN project and Team Leader of the Philippine National Network for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PNNPGRFA), Mr. C. Baniqued, attended the first regional focal point consultation of the GCP/RAS/186/JPN organized by the Secretariat of the project at FAORAP in Bangkok. The objectives for establishing a NISM-GPA are: (1) to gather and document PGR activities to improve the ability of countries on decision-making on the conservation and sustainable use of PGR, including priority setting and resources allocation; (2) to build a stronger partnerships among SHs in PGR research and management in the country; (3) to increase understanding among the SHs about the status of PGR in each country; (4) to increase the ability of countries to monitor the implementation of GPA including changes in the status in their PGR over time; and (5) to improve quality on information about PGR and its accessibility to national, regional and global levels.

During the meeting the processes involved in and the computer tool used for the establishment of the NISM-GPA were presented and discussed. The meeting decided to adopt the test version (1.8 and its later versions) of the NISM-GPA computer application, which was being developed by FAO with collaboration from

2 the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) and the recommended processes for the establishment of the information sharing mechanism. Project member countries were asked to develop plans to accomplish the work within the time limit of the project. Subsequently, Mr. Baniqued, the NFP of the project and the CTA, had developed a plan and the Terms of Reference of the Letter of Agreement for establishing the NISM-GPA to be signed by ADG of FAORAP and the then Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture (DA-BPI), Mr. Hernani Golez. A consensus was reached that three or four national SHs’ meetings/ workshops, including training on the use of computer application software on NISM-GPA were needed to establish the mechanism.

Preparatory Activities for the First National Consultation on NISM

In November 2003, member-institutions of the PNNPGRFA were invited to attend the First National Consultation Workshop on the Establishment of the National Information Sharing Mechanism for the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. A total of 35 participants were sent to the NFP from the 22 member-institutions.

Meanwhile, arrangements for the first meeting were agreed by NFP and the FAO Regional Office in Bangkok. Topics for the consultation/workshop were discussed, formulated and finalized. Resource persons were identified, and the meeting was set for January 27-29, 2004.

First Stakeholders’ Meeting

The first SHs’ consultation workshop was held on January 27-29 at the Bayview Hotel, Manila. Thirty (30) participants representing 22 SHs attended the consultation. The resource persons were composed of the Mr. Ceferino Baniqued, team leader and National Focal Person, three core members of the PNNPGRFA, Dr. Quat Ng, Chief Technical Adviser of the GPA project and Dr. Percy Sajise and Dr. Paul Quek, representatives of IPGRI .

The objectives of the meeting were to: 1) develop a strategy for the establishment of the NISM, 2) define the roles and responsibilities of the SHs in the establishment of the NISM, 3) review and revise, if necessary, the information in the “COMMON TABLES” of the reporting format and recommend adoption of the information gathered/generated, 4) develop a plan of action for implementation and in the process, assessed the status of the PGRFA Network and determine its needs and priorities; and (5) to train SHs on the use of NISM-GPA computer application software.

An introduction of the establishment of the NISM as one of the activities for the implementation of GPA, the purpose of the consultation/workshop and the expected output were presented and discussed by the NFP. Presentations included

3 the following topics: 1) the implementation and activities of the GPA, 2) the FAO’s role in facilitating the development of ITPGRFA, 3) implementation of NISM-GPA in the Philippines.

The Indicators and Reporting Format for monitoring the GPA implementation was presented. A hard copy of the document was distributed to each SH.

There were six other presentations made during the workshop including discussions on the implementation and activities of the GPA; the FAO’s role in facilitating the development of ITPGRFA; implementation of PGRFA in the Philippines; and information on course offering on PGR by some universities in the Philippines (see Annex 1).

Dr. Paul Quek and Dr. Quat Ng briefly introduced and demonstrated the use of the InfoBase and NISM-GPA softwares, respectively. The participants conducted hands-on practice on using the software using computers provided for the purpose. Dr. Quek also demonstrated how to use MS Excel to update the information on Common Tables. Hard copies of the Common Tables, exported from the NISM- GPA computer application were printed out and given to the SHs to fill in the proper information. Copies of the Excel tables and the NISM-GPA software were provided to the SHs.

The SHs agreed on a work plan for the NISM implementation in the Philippines (Table 1). The roles and responsibilities of the NFP and SHs were discussed and agreed upon. An intensive training on the use of the NISM-GPA computer application was scheduled for the Second SH workshop.

Table 1 Schedule of NISM implementation Activity Activities Date Start Due Date Date Extn. Persons Responsible Code Completed Date P001 Complete Common tables 1-Feb-04 30-Apr-04 P002 Identify focal person for each instiution 1-Feb-04 14-Feb-04 Mr. Ceferino Baniqued P003 Ensure institutional commitment 2-Feb-04 28-Feb-04 Mr. Baniqued and Network members P004 Provide Excel Table on Org. Contacts 29-Jan-04 29-Jan-04 29-Jan-04 Dr. Paul Quek and Ms. Sicat P005 Org Contacts entries corrected by SHs 29-J1n-04 15-Mar-04 Network members P006 Additional SH identified 29-Jan-04 15-Mar-04 Network Members P007 Taxa, Project, etc. corrected and new entries 1-Mar-04 15-Apr-04 Network members P008 Validated by NFP 15-Apr-04 30-Apr-04 Mr. Baniqued and Ms.Sicat P009 Distribute for comments 1-May-04 30-May-04 Mr. Baniqued and Ms. Sicat P0010 Put on Web 30-May-04 31-May-04 Ms. Sicat

Participants were also introduced to the use of MicroSoft Excel software to facilitate the filling up of information necessary for the Common Tables. Excel tables exported from the Common Tables were printed and given to the SHs, as well as the electronic version of the tables. It was agreed that the SHs shall submit information

4 for five tables, namely the Cultab, Protab, Reftab, Protab and Instab to the NFP. Then the NFP shall update the data to the existing tables before the second meeting It was also agreed that the PNNPGRFA will be tapped to facilitate the NISM-GPA activities. Additional SHincluding IRRI will be invited in the next meeting.

It was agreed that the SHs would send the updated information for the common tables in hard copies or electronic format (Excel files) to the NFP before or during the second meeting so that the SHs version of the NISM-GPA application software could be created.

LOA/RAP/2004/01

The signing of the letter agreement between the FAO represented by Dr. Quat Ng, Chief Technical Adviser of the Project GCP/RAS/186/JPN and the Director of DA-BPI, Philippines as the recipient for the establishment of the NISM for the implementation of the GPA in the Philippines was also held during the first SH meeting. The agreement specified the roles and responsibilities of both parties for the establishment of NISM-GPA.

Second SHs’ Meeting

The second SHs’ Meeting was conducted on June 9-11, 2004 at the Aloha Hotel, Manila, with the following objectives: 1) to start the establishment of the national GPA-NISM, 2) to further define roles and responsibilities of SHs and NFP, 3) to discuss and distribute the reporting format and to agree on the kind of information to gather and share, 4) to train SHs on the use of the NISM-GPA computer application and distribute the SH’s version of the NISM-GPA computer application for the SHs to answer the questions and update the information to the Common Tables, and 5) to develop and agree on a work plan for gathering the needed information and the submission of data by the SHs to the NFP for compilation and submission to FAO.

The participants to the meeting were the same SHs who attended the first meeting (Table 2). Mr. Stefano Diulgheroff of FAO Rome, and Drs. Paul Quek and Quat Ng provided the training on the NISM-GPA software.

Only 6 SHs were able to submit the information for the Common Tables prior to the second meeting. Unfortunately, the information had not yet been merged onto the National Focal Point’s version of the NISM-GPA. The experiences, problems and gaps for the failure of network members to complete and submit the common tables were discussed and reasons given were the following: a) the Indicators and Reporting Format for monitoring the GPA was not clear to all SHs even though a hard copy of the document had been provided to every participant during the last meeting, b) there was neither a feedback mechanism in place for SHs to know if what they have submitted were received, nor was there a system of communication when submitted documents were never retrieved, c) capability of the existing

5 computers was also a constraint, d) the focal persons did not have all the information needed, so there was really a need for an institutional meeting or survey to obtain the required information, this however, is not done yet at the SH level, and e) the designated focal persons must be recognized by their institutions, probably through a special order, as the authorized person to collate and provide the information on their GPA implementation, (f) there was no clear authority given to the Information Officer of BPI to gather and collect information from SHs, and (g) most SHs did not adhere to the time schedule for submitting the information They did not ask any help nor indicate any difficulty to the NFP who could arrange technical support to assist them; and (h) most SH representatives attending the meeting have limited experience on using computers.

Table 2 Type of organizations and number of participants to the 2nd SHs Meeting TYPE OF ORGANIZATION NUMBER NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

Government Agencies 7 11 Government R&D Centers 7 7 State Colleges & Universities 10 10 University-Attached Institutions 5 5 Non-Government Organizations 1 2 Private Industry 1 1 International Research Organization 1 1 TOTAL 32 37

During this second meeting, the participants had hands-on training/practice on answering the questionaire using the NISM-GPA computer application. They were re-introduced to the basics of data management using the Microsoft Excel software needed for submission of the common tables.

During the meeting, it was agreed that: 1) the Director of BPI will appoint a replacement as National Coordinator for Mr. Baniqued after his retirement; and 2) a project steering committee will be established to guide, oversee and help implement the activity.

Third SHs’ Meeting

This meeting was conducted on November 22-23, 2006 at the Bayview Park Hotel which was for the first time attended by the FAO Representative to the Philippines, Mr. Kazuyuki Tsurumi and 22 participants from 20 participating stakeholders.

The participants reviewed each topic to finalize the two draft reports for

6 submission to FAO, discussed achievements, constraints and suggestion on how to improve the NISM, and discussed the next steps and future plans in the implementation of the NISM by agreeing on a strategy for regular updating and maintenance in continuity of the NISM in the Philippines, including the use of the NISM webpage for sharing information and for publishing the work, and identifying needs for the successful establishment of the NISM.

Finally, the BPI Office-in-Charge affirmed the agency’s commitment to implement the plans and guaranteed assistance by BPI for the maintenance and dissemination of GPA-NISM to assure the success of the project.

Data Validation, Analysis and Writing of Reports

The common tables (INSTAB, PERTAB, REFTAB and PROTAB) were submitted to the NFP by the different participating SHs. Data added and updated by the SHs in each table were merged to the existing tables to create Excel files with the same name of each table. The merging of the data in the existing tables was necessary for validation and to avoid duplication of data. After data validation, the newly created tables (INSTAB, PERTAB, REFTAB and PROTAB) were imported to the NISM-GPA software to update the records of the existing tables therein. Copies of the software were sent to all the SHs in compact disks. Each SH was required to provide information on how it addressed each of the twenty priority areas of of GPA.

A zip file of the survey data were submitted by the SHs to the NFP. These zip files were then merged into the NFP’s copy of the software for validation, consolidation and creation of a national profile.

The set of data in each item of the twenty priority areas were exported to Excel files for data management and analysis. These files were used in the preparation of the draft reports of 1) “The Establishment of the National Information Sharing Mechanism on the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in the Philippines” and 2) “Current State and Future Priority for the Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in the Philippines” for submission to FAO.

CHAPTER 2 PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

After the consultation/workshop a letter of request to designate a focal person for the project was sent to head of participating agencies. The focal persons will be in charge of monitoring and gathering/providing relevant information regarding the status of PGR activities in their institutions.

Following is the list of the participating agencies and the respective focal persons:

7 List of focal persons and agencies participating in the NISM implementation. 1. Agency: Benquet State University (BSU) Focal Person: Leoncia L. Tandang, Manager, BSU-IPHCRS/Professor IV Organization authority status: Governmental Crop Mandate: Rootcrops (potato, sweetpotato, yam), vegetables and ornamentals PGR activities implemented: maintenance of botanical collection; Breeding; Educatio-nal; Seed production & distribution; Research; Extension; Field and seed Genebanking

2. Agency: BPI-Baguio National Crop Research & Development Center (BPI-BNCRDC) Focal Person: Matilde Q. Gumtang, Agriculturist II Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Citrus and other semi-temperate crops PGR activities implemented: Field Genebanking; Research; Extension

3. Agency: BPI-Crop Research Division (BPI-CRD) Focal Persons: Baby Linda S. Marquez, Supervising Agriculturist Teresita E. Guevara, Senior Agriculturist Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Medicinal plants, herbs and PGR activities implemented: Research; Extension; Field Genebanking

4. Agency: BPI-Davao National Crop Research & Development Center (BPI-DNCRDC) Focal Person: Alfredo T. Corpuz, Senior Agriculturist Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Tropical fruits PGR activities implemented: Breeding; Seed distribution; Research; Field Genebanking

5. Agency: BPI-La Granja National Crop Research & Development Center (BPI-LGNCRDC) Focal Person: Francisco G. Doloso, Agriculturist II Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Field legumes and corn PGR activities implemented: Seed Genebanking; Maintenance of Botanical collection; Breeding; Seed production; Research; Extension

6. Agency: BPI-Los Baños National Crop Research & Development Center (BPI-LBNCRDC) Focal Person: Juanita G. Calibo, Agriculturist II Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Vegetable legumes and lowland vegetables PGR activities implemented: Seed Genebanking (short term collections), Research, Breeding, Extension, Seed production and distribution

8 7. Agency: BPI-National Mango Research & Dev’t Center (BPI-NMRDC) Focal Person: Sofia A. Covacha, Senior Agriculturist Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Mango PGR activities implemented: Field Genebanking; Planting material production and distribution; Research; Extension

8. Agency: BPI-National Seed Quality Control Services (Seed System) Focal Persons: Andrea B. Inocencio, Supervising Agriculturist Danilo T. Dannug, Agriculturist II Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: and plantation crops PGR activities implemented: Research and Regulatory

9. Agency: Cavite State University (CAVSU) Focal Person: Teddy F. Tepora, Head, Orchid & Banana Tissue Culture Lab. Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Coffee PGR activities implemented: Educational; Research; Extension; Field Genebanking

10 Agency: Central Mindanao University (CMU) Focal Person: Yolanda C. Tautho, Associate Professor I, College of Engineering Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: and corn PGR activities implemented: Educational; Seed production; Extension; Research

11. Agency: DA-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center (DA-ARMMIARC) Focal Person: Siya B. Belongan, Assistant Center Manager Organization authority status : Regional Crop Mandate: Mango, ornamentals PGR activities implemented: Research; Extension; Seed Production; Extension

12. Agency: DA- Southern Tagalog Integrated Agricultural Research Center (STIARC) Focal Person: Romela G. Macahilig, Agricultural Technologist Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Tropical fruits (mango and citrus) PGR activities implemented: Field Genebanking, Research; Extension

13. Agency: DENR-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB) Focal Person: Evangeline T. Castillo, Supervising Science Research Specialist Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Forest , , and medicinal plants PGR activities implemented: Field Genebanking, Provences, Maintenance of Botanical garden; Research; Extension

9 14. Agency: DENR-Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (DENR-PAWB) Focal Person: Carlo C. Custodio, Chief, Wildlife Resources Division Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Mangroves and primary forest PGR activities implemented: Provenances, Administration/Policy

15. Agency: Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) Focal Person: Emilia B. Abalos, Professor IV Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Mulberry, citrus, banana, mango, indigenous vegetables and ornamentals PGR activities implemented: Educational; Research; Extension

16. Agency: Department of Agronomy, U.P.L.B (DOA-UPLB) Focal Person: Sancho G. Bon, University Research Associate Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Rice PGR activities implemented: Educational; seed genebank (short-term), Research; Extension; seed production and distribution

17. Agency: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Focal Person: Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, Head, Genetic Resources Centre Organization authority status : CGIAR Crop Mandate: Rice PGR activities implemented: Seed Genebanking (short, medium and long term); Breeding; Research; Extension; IEC materials production and distribution

18. Agency: Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) Focal Person: Araceli J. Badar, Science Research Analyst I Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Garlic PGR activities implemented: Educational; Research; Breeding; Seed production; Extension

19. Agency: Nat’l Abaca Research Center-Leyte State University (NARC) Focal Person: Luz O. Moreno, Associate Professor Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Abaca PGR activities implemented: Field/In vitro Genebanking, Breeding; Seed production; Seed distribution; Research; Extension

20. Agency: National Plant Genetic Resources Lab.-IPB (IPB-NPGRL) Focal Persons: Ma. Lea H. Villavicencio, University Researcher/Division Head Visitacion C. Huelgas, University Researcher Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: All crops PGR activities implemented: Genebanking (short, medium and long term); Breeding; Educational; Seed production; Seed distribution; Research; Extension; IEC materials production and materials

10 21. Agency: National Tobacco Administration (NTA) Focal Person: Luz G. Fiesta, Science Research Specialist II Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Tobacco PGR activities implemented: Seedbanking (short-term, air conditioned room), Seed production and distribution, Research; Extension

22. Agency: Northern Philippines Root Crops Research and Training Center (NPRCRTC) Focal Person: Violeta B. Salda, Assistant Professor IV Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Rootcrops (yam, sweetpotato, potato) PGR activities implemented: Field Genebanking, maintenance of Botanical collection; Network; Community; Educational; Seed production and distribution; Research; Extension 23. Agency: Palawan State University (PSU) Focal Person: Gloria C. Orlido, Research/Training Coordinator Instructor Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Cashew PGR activities implemented: Educational; Research; Extension

24. Agency: Philippine Coconut Authority - Zamboanga Research Center (PCA-ZRC) Focal Person: Ramon L. Rivera, Division Chief III Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Coconut PGR activities implemented: Field Genebanking; Breeding; Educational; Seed production and distribution; Research; Administration/Policy

25. Agency: Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA) Focal Person: Arsenio G. Barcelona, Director Organization authority status : Governmental PGR activities implemented: Breeding; Seed production and distribution; Research

26. Agency: PhilIppine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) Focal Person: Jerry C. Serapion, Senior Science Research Specialist Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Rice PGR activities implemented: Seed Genebanking (short, medium); Breeding; Seed production & distribution; Research; IEC production & distribution; Administration/ Policy

11 27. Agency: Philippines Root Crop Research and Training Center (PhilRootcrops) Focal Person: Dilberto O. Ferraren, Associate Professor Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Yam, taro, sweetpotato and other Dioscorea and Xanthosoma species PGR activities implemented: Field Genebanking and in vitro conservation; Breeding; Educational; Seed production and distribution; Research; Extension

28. Agency: Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE) Focal Person: Retchel P. Sasing, Technical Officer Organization authority status : Non-Governmental Crop Mandate: Rice, root crops PGR activities implemented: Educational; Extension; Participatory Research; Policy

29. Agency: Sugar Regulatory Administration-La Granja Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SRA-LGAREC) Focal Person: Randolph T. Harder, Manager I, Breeding and Genetic Dept. Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Sugarcane PGR activities implemented: Breeding; Research; Field Genebanking

30. Agency: University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) Focal Person: Jeneylyne F. Colcol, Faculty Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Rubber, cacao, coffee and other plantation crops, sago palm PGR activities implemented: Educational; Research; Extension, Field Genebanking

31. Agency: University of Southern Mindanao (USM) Focal Person: Romulo L. Cena, Professor III Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Rubber, cacao, Coffee and other plantation crops PGR activities implemented: Educational; Research; Extension; Field genebank

32. Agency: Western Philippines University (WPU) Focal Person: Romeo R. Lerom, Assistant Professor I Organization authority status : Governmental Crop Mandate: Cashew, spp. and other indigenous tropical fruits PGR activities implemented: Educational; Research; Planting materials production and distribution; Field Genebanking

12 CHAPTER 3 STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE NISM-GPA AND FLOW OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY STAKEHOLDERS

A Steering Committee was created by the NFP for the smooth implementation of the project, consisting of the core team members of the PNNPGRFA, BPI staff and a representative from a non-government organization (NGO).

Figure 1 shows the structure of the GPA–NISM implementation. The BPI Director serves as the National Focal Person (NFP) and chair of the Steering Committee with the National Coordinator acting as the Secretary and regional coordinator for Luzon. Regional coordinators for Mindanao and Visayas were identified to facilitate communication.among SHs.

SHs agreed on the schedule of submission of the information of the NISM to the NFP. Twenty-seven of the 31 SHs were able to submit the common table, namely PROTAB, PERTAB, REFTAB and INSTAB. The submission by the NPGRL, the national germplasm repository was delayed due to some institutional constraints. Data validation from the different SHs was done on schedule.

BPI Director (National Focal Person)

Assistant Director Steering Committee

Prof. Nestor Altoveros Prof. Teresita Borromeo Dr. Felipe dela Cruz Jr. Solita Sicat Ms. Babylinda Marquez (National Coordinator) (+ 1 Staff) Ms. Teresita Guevarra Dr. Annie Gochangco Ms. Rhea Inocencio

Dilberto Ferraren Ramon Rivera Visayas Region Coordinator Mindanao Region Coordinator

SH(A) SH(B) SH(C) SH(D) SH(A) SH(B) SH(C) SH(D) SH(A) SH(B) SH(C) SH(D)

Figure 1 Flowchart of NISM-GPA Implementation and Members of the Steering Committee

The data of the SHs for each table were merged and imported into the existing file in the NISM-GPA computer application. After the successful merging of the data into the existing Common Tables, SH’s version of the NISM-GPA computer application was then created. Copies of the version were written in compact discs

13 and sent to each of the 27 SHs (Table 3) either through express delivery system or personal delivery. Individual SH key code was also provided to the individual SH.

Table 3 List of SHs’ submission of required tables for NISM implementation AGENCY CULTAB REFTAB INSTAB PROTAB PERTAB ARETAB AGRTAB SYSTAB TAXTAB Zip File BPI-BNCRDC x x x x x x x BPI-DNCRDC x x x x x x x x x BPI-LBNCRDC x x x x x BPI-LGNCRDC X x x x x x BPI-NMRDC X x x x x x BPI-CRD X x x x x x CMU X x x x x x DA-STIARC X x x x x x DENR-ERDB x x x x x DOA-UPLB X x x x x x x x x DMMSU X x x x x x x x x IPB-NPGRL X x x x x x x x x MMSU X x x x x x x NARC-LSU X x x x x x x x NTA X x x x x x PCA – ZRC X x x x x x x PhilRice X x x x x x x x x x PhilRootcrops X x x x x x SEARICE X x x x x x SRA-LGAREC x x x x x WPU x x x x X

A close monitoring on the progress of data input was done through cellular phone, land line and e-mail communication. During the course of monitoring, some of the SHs were visited and assisted technically and in data encoding by the National Coordinator. Twenty-one (21) of the expected 27 SHs were able to send the zip files containing the answers to the questionnaire for data merging into the NISM system (Table 3).

Merging the individual SHs’ data into the application was done using the NFP’s version of the NISM-GPA computer application program. All data were checked and duplicate entries were rejected. The answers to the different priority area questions were exported as excel files for ease of reading. The tables were printed for easy reference in the preparation of the final report to be validated by the SHs at the third consultation meeting before finally submitting to FAO.

14 CHAPTER 4 HIGHLIGHTS OF FINDINGS FROM THE DATA GATHERED AND ANALYZED

A. In situ Conservation and Development

Priority Area 1 Surveying and Inventorying Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Surveying and inventorying had been conducted in the Ilocos Region, Southern Luzon, Bohol, Palawan, Sarangani and Tawi-tawi by five institutions. The crops surveyed included rice (SEARICE); almaciga, mangrove (WPU); mango and other fruit cultivars, tugui, ubi, taro, sweetpotato, corn, mungbean, peanut, cowpea, yambean, bamboo, tomato, eggplant, pepper, garlic, onion, tomato, okra, jute, basella, amaranth, vegetables, ornamentals and fruit trees (MMSU), coconut (PCA) and wild forest indigenous/not popular species of vegetables such as vegetables, root cops and fruits which are vanishing (DMMMSU).

The institutions used qualitative and quantitative survey techniques including individual interviews, PGR mapping, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), and Variable Transect Method for Rapid Assessment of Tropical Plant Communities in the survey. The survey results revealed that most of the traditional varieties of crops are threatened due to the introduction of formal releases including hybrids and GMOs, land conversion, habitat and human destruction, tan barking and charcoal making in mangrove, weather disturbances, local/internal conflict, lack of knowledge on proper utilization of forest resources and expansion of ecotourism areas. The implementation of some government programs like promotion of hybrid rice, low family income, corruption, absence of proper monitoring of concerned agencies, and population growth are some of the cited reasons for the loss of traditional varieties.

In North Cotabato and Bohol, traditional rice varieties are still being grown. In Palawan, on the other hand, there is a high diversity in the species of mangrove but some were destroyed due to tan barking.

Although surveying activities are included in the National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP), the activities are limited due to insufficient funding. The SHs recommended the identification of priorities, constraints and opportunities for successful surveys and inventories.

Comments on surveying and inventorying PGRFA

Eight SHs provided comments on the surveying and inventorying activity of PGR in the country. The establishment of an information system for the survey and inventory of PGRFA was suggested. As well, training on computer operation and information systems was deemed necessary.

15 Activities on survey and inventory of PGRFA were not given priority due to lack of funds and inadequate human resources. Survey and inventory in areas with unique of PGRFA must be conducted, taking into account the provisions of relevant laws and policies.

Indigenous knowledge should be considered as an important component of surveying and inventorying activities of PGRFA.

To facilitate survey and inventory, training and capacity building should be undertaken in areas such as , population biology, ethnobotany, eco- regional and intra-specific diversity in agroecological system and molecular analysis.

Priority Area 2 Supporting On-Farm Management and Improvement of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Fourteen (14) projects addressing on-farm management and improvement of PGRFA on corn, fruits, garlic and onion, rice, coconut, mango, ube and indigenous vegetables were reported. The projects involved local government units, a state college and farmers’ association/organizations. The number of farmers who participated ranged from 32 to 1309.

The activities of the projects included the establishment of pilot sites in areas of high diversity; assessment of farmers' knowledge; characterization and evaluation of local varieties; studies on the population structure and dynamics of local varieties; assessment of utilization and management of local varieties; socio-economic assessment of on-farm management and improvement of PGRFA; and environmental assessment of on-farm management and improvement of PGRFA.

The level of integration into national programme of on-farm management of PGRFA and the level of priority for on-farm management are low.

The major limitations to on-farm management and improvement of PGRFA in the country are: 1) inadequate incentives provided to farmer; 2) insufficient seed or planting material; 3) insufficient number of staff; 4) insufficient financial support; and 5) on-farm management and improvement of PGRFA are not a national priority.

Comments on promoting on-farm management and improvement of PGRFA

To promote on-farm management and improvement of PGRFA, the following comments and some recommendations were given by SHs

In Mindanao, activities for the promotion of on-farm management and improvement of PGRFA were mostly done by NGOs. It was recommended that the Philippine government should also initiate similar activities and forge collaboration with the NGOs.

16 It was stressed that assistance should be given to farmers on on-farm conservation and improvement.

Finally, on-farm management and improvement of PGRFA is an important concern but not a priority, due to lack of funds.

Priority Area 3 Assisting Farmers in Disaster Situations to Restore Agricultural Systems

Disasters like typhoon, earthquake and others caused by biological factors, in the Philippines pose a great threat to agricultural systems. The DA spearheads the rapid response mechanisms of the government in assisting farmers id disaster situations. There are also institutional mechanisms in place in both government and non-government organizations. Community banks like the center-based, medium- term cold storage seedbank of the Tripartite Collaboration between the Central Visayas State College of Agriculture, Forestry and Technology (CVSCAFT), Community Biodiversity Development and Conservation Programme (CBDC-Bohol) and the Farmers' Consultative Council (FCC), Malitbog Sustainable Farmer's Association Seedbank, Del Carmen Community Seed Bank, Ilustre Community Seed bank, Kabacan Community Seedbank, CONSERVE Center Based Seed bank and the BPI-NMRDC have been established and strengthened to facilitate reintroduction of germplasm lost during disasters.

On the other hand, PhilRice focuses on disaster that are of biological in nature more particularly that of invasive alien species like the giant earthworms, golden apple snail and rats. An example is in the Ifugao Rice Terraces, where around 300 traditional rice varieties are threatened because of the presence of these invasive species.

Information on the local seed supply is adequate to identify and facilitate germplasm reintroduction following disasters.

An example of restoration project was when the drought in North Cotabato in 1997 and in Bohol (2002) caused destruction in some varieties of rice, corn vegetables and fruit trees and rice, respectively. Germplasm from farmers and CONSERVE center based seed bank, University of Southern Mindanao were used to reintroduce the lost germplasm.

Insufficient financial support and unavailability of the germplasm for reintroduction and restoration are the two greatest constraints to restoration of the locally adapted germplasm following a disaster.

17 Comments on the reintroduction of locally adapted germplasm and assisting farmers in the restoration of agricultural systems in the country following disaster

Government support for the reintroduction and restoration of germplasm lost during disaster situations is essential. The local government unit should also be directly involved in the distribution of planting materials to the calamity-affected areas. It is also recommended that the re-introduced planting materials must be maintained by the community, and the varieties adapted to their community must always be made available.

Priority Area 4 Promoting In Situ Conservation of Wild Crop Relatives and Wild Plants for Food Production

The Philippine Government supports the in situ conservation of wild crop relatives and wild plants for food production. Laws have been enacted to protect and conserve wild crop relatives and wild plants for food production. These laws are the Republic Act 7586 (National Integrated Protected Areas System Act), Republic Act 7308 (Seed Act), Republic Act 7611 (Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan Act), Republic Act 8371 (Indigenous People's Rights Act), Republic Act 8423 (Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act), Republic Act 9147 (Wildlife Protection Act) and Republic Act 9168 (Philippine Plant Variety Protection Act). The status of the wild crop relatives are considered in environmental impact assessments (EIAs).

Comments on promoting in situ conservation of wild crop relatives and wild food plants

To promote in situ conservation of wild crop relatives and wild plants for food in the Philippines, the government should prioritize such activities and should allocate funds for its implementation. There is also a need for capacity building.

ERDB had published a guide book on “Food for the Wilderness”. This is a compilation of descriptions and uses of 100 wild food species from the forests and other habitats. Publications like this could increase the awareness of the public on the importance of wild plants.

B. Ex Situ Conservation

Priority Area 5 Sustaining Existing Ex Situ Collections

Table 4 shows the projects on sustaining ex situ collections carried out by the SHs. An SH has been doing breeding, seed production and distribution and research in the conduct of their 21 ex situ conservation projects. Other activities like conduct of seminars; dispersal/distribution of good seeds; collection,

18 characterization, and evaluation of all collections; pollen conservation; screening for disease resistance; center and community-based seed banking; planting of indigenous species and germplasm conservation under screenhouse are also being done by other SHs.

Table 4 Projects and activities relating to sustaining ex situ collections carried out by the SHs Number of Ex situ conservation Stakeholder Type of activity Other activity type professionals programme/project/activity involved BPI-BNCRDC Citrus Germplasm Conservation and In vitro conservation 4 Utilization Field genebank BPI-CRD Collecting, identification, Field genebank 6 characterization and conservation of medicinal and plants BPI-DNCRDC Southeast Asian Regional In vitro conservation 3 Germplasm for Banana and Plantain Field genebank BPI-DNCRDC Tropical Fruit Crops Field genebank 2 Germplasm BPI- Acquisition, Conservation and Seed genebank (short 1 LBNCRDC Utilization of Priority Vegetables: term collections) Tomato, Eggplant, Yardlong Bean, Field genebank Squash, Mungbean and Vegetable Soybean Promoting the Utilization of Seed genebank (short 3 Indigenous Vegetables for Improved and medium term Nutrition of Resource-Poor collections) Households Field genebank Germplasm Conservation, Seed genebank (short 1 Regeneration, Documentation, and medium term Characterization and Evaluation of collections) Indigenous Vegetables Field genebank Participatory Evaluation of Selected Seed genebank 1 Indigenous Vegetable Accessions (medium term collections);Seed genebank (short term collections);Field genebank Pilot School of Garden of Indigenous Seed genebank (short 1 Vegetables and In-Country Training and medium term of Women collections) Field genebank BPI- Germplasm Collection, Selection and Field genebank 2 LGNCRDC Maintenance of Indigenous Plant Species for Agriculture and Medicinal Uses Germplasm Collection of Soybean Field genebank 2 Germplasm Collection of Mungbean Field genebank 4 Germplasm Collection of Peanut Field genebank 3 Germplasm Collection of Cowpea Field genebank 4 Germplasm Collection of Field genebank 2 Sweetpotato Germplasm Collection of Rice Bean Field genebank 2 Nursery Germplasm Collection Field genebank 1 Foundation Scion Grove Germplasm Field genebank 1 Collection BPI-NMRDC Genebank Evaluation on Mango Field genebank

19 Continuation of Table 4. Number of Ex situ conservation Stakeholder Type of activity Other activity type professionals programme/project/activity involved CMU Conservation of Some Economically Botanical garden Important Selaginella and Equisetum In vitro conservation ( Allies) Through Micropropagation DA-STIARC Germplasm Conservation of Citrus Field genebank Germplasm 5 Species Conservation under Screenhouse Plant material production and distribution Foundation Scion Grove Germplasm Field genebank Collection, 3 Collection Characterization and evaluation Production and distribution of planting material DMMMSU Ethnobotanical Survey of Arboretum 2 indigenous/wild plants used as Food by Ilocanos Collection, Characterization and Arboretum 2 Domestication of Indigenous/Wild Plants Used as Foods Germplasm Collection, conservation, Field genebank Seed Distribution 8 Characterization, Evaluation, Selection, and Documentation of Mulberry Varieties Germplasm Collection of Yams Field genebank Seminar and 4 dispersal of good yam varieties for farmers Germplasm Collection of Banana Field genebank Seminar and 3 In vitro conservation seedpiece dispersal Germplasm Collection of High Value Field genebank 3 Crops In Ilocos Region DOA-UPLB Rice Germplasm Acquisition, Seed genebank (short 2 Characterization, Evaluation, term collections) Conservation and Documentation Field genebank ERDB Management of Los Banos Field genebank 2 Bambusetum Establishment of rattan genebank Field genebank Conservation and Improvement of Field genebank Bamboo Genetic Resources in the Philippines Philippine Bambusetum Field genebank Davao Bambusetum Field genebank Bukidnon Bambusetum Field genebank IPB-NPGRL Acquisition, Conservation and Seed genebanking Breeding Management of Genetic Resources (short, medium and long Seed production of Priority Fruit and Ornamental term) Seed distribution Crops Research Characterization of Genetic Divesity Seed genebanking Breeding and Varietal Identification of (short, medium and long Seed production Philippine Banana Germplasm Using term) Seed distribution Molecular Markers (former title: Research Fingerprinting of Philippine Banana Germplasm)

20 Continuation of Table 4. Number of Ex situ conservation Stakeholder Type of activity Other activity type professionals programme/project/activity involved Collection, characteriazation, Seed genebanking Breeding conservation and documentation of (short, medium and long Seed production

cereal crops germplasm term) Seed distribution Research Collection, characteriazation, Seed genebanking Breeding conservation and documentation of (short, medium and long Seed production legume crops germplasm term) Seed distribution Research Collection, characteriazation, Seed genebanking Breeding conservation and documentation of (short, medium and long Seed production tree fruits germplasm term) Seed distribution Research Collection, characteriazation, Seed genebanking Breeding conservation and documentation of (short, medium and long Seed production tree nuts germplasm term) Seed distribution Research Collection, characteriazation, Seed genebanking Breeding conservation and documentation of (short, medium and long Seed production vegetable crops germplasm term) Seed distribution Research Collection, evaluation and Seed genebanking Breeding propagation of mangosteen (short, medium and long Seed production germplasm in the Philippines term) Seed distribution Research Conservation and utilization of Seed genebanking Breeding germplasm of mango, citrus species (short, medium and long Seed production and garcinia species in the term) Seed distribution Philippines Research

Development of advanced Seed genebanking Breeding technologies for germplasm (short, medium and long Seed production conservation of tropical fruit term) Seed distribution species:citrus Research Development/optimization of Seed genebanking Breeding conservation protocols for priority (short, medium and long Seed production crops using in vitro techniques term) Seed distribution Research Documentation of annual and Seed genebanking Breeding industrial crops germplasm (short, medium and long Seed production term) Seed distribution Research Establishment and evaluation of Seed genebanking Breeding introduced banana cultivar (short, medium and long Seed production term) Seed distribution Research Establishment of botanical collection Seed genebanking Breeding of fruit and species (short, medium and long Seed production term) Seed distribution Research Evaluation and conservation of small Seed genebanking Breeding fruits germplasm and their wild (short, medium and long Seed production relatives term) Seed distribution Research Genetic Diversity and Seed genebanking Breeding Morphotaxonomic Variation of Musa (short, medium and long Seed production balbisiana Colla in the Philippines term) Seed distribution Research

21 Continuation of Table 4. Number of Ex situ conservation Stakeholder Type of activity Other activity type professionals programme/project/activity involved Plant regeneration in cell and tissue Seed genebanking Breeding cultures of corn (short, medium and long Seed production

term) Seed distribution Research Regeneration, characterization and Seed genebanking Breeding conservation of feeds and industrial (short, medium and long Seed production crops germplasm term) Seed distribution Research Regeneration, characterization and Seed genebanking Breeding conservation of vegetable crops (short, medium and long Seed production

germplasm term) Seed distribution Research Seed germination, seedling Seed genebanking Breeding development interspecific grafting (short, medium and long Seed production studies of the Philippines syzygiums term) Seed distribution Research Seed testing and conservation Seed genebanking Breeding research of indigenous and selected (short, medium and long Seed production introduced fruit species of the term) Seed distribution Philippines Research MMSU In Vitro Multiplication of Garlic In vitro conservation 5 NARC Collection, morphological In vitro conservation Breeding, 7 characterization and maintenance of Field genebank Characterization, abaca germplasm Evaluation, Seed Production and Distribution NTA Germplasm Collection, Purification, Seed genebank (short, Collection, 3 Maintenance and Characterization of medium and long term characterization Different Tobacco Varieties, Lines, collections) and evaluation of Tobacco Introductions and Related all tobacco types Species PCA-ZRC Collection and evaluation of coconut In vitro conservation Pollen conservation 48 cultivars and conservation of genetic Field genebank resources Collection and evaluation and Field genebank 15 conservation of coconut genetic resources in the Philippines using a systematic sampling strategy PhilRice Collection, Conservation and Seed genebank (short Characterization of Rice Germplasm and medium term collections) Field genebank PhilRootcrops Collection, maintenance and Field Genebank Selection 3 evaluation of different Dioscorea species Maintenance, characterizatio and In vitro conservation Breeding 4 documentation of sweetpotato Field Genebank germplasm Maintenance and evaluation of In vitro conservation Breeding 3 cassava germplasm Field Genebank Collection, maintenance and In vitro conservation Breeding 3 characterization of taro germplasm Field Genebank Collection and maintenance of other Field Genebank 2 minor rootcrops SEARICE CVSCAFT-SEARICE-FCC Seed genebank (short Center-based seed 15 collaboration and medium term bank, community collections) seed bank

22 Continuation of Table 4. Number of Ex situ conservation Stakeholder Type of activity Other activity type professionals programme/project/activity involved Conserve Center based seed bank Seed genebank (short 2 and medium term collections) Botanical garden Field genebank SRA-LGAREC Germplasm Collection, Field genebank 2 Characterization and Maintenance WPU Palawan Rice Germplasm Seed genebank (short Characterization 1 term collections) and distribution of rice seeds Rainforestation Project in Palawan Arboretum Tree planting of 4 indigenous species 22 72

Field genebanking is the most common activity (17 SHs, 43 projects) done by the SHs (Table 4a), followed by in vitro conservation (8 SHs, 10 projects). However, even if only 7 stakeholders are doing seed genebanking, there are 32 projects that is undergoing this activity. IPB-NPGRL is the only institution that conducts breeding and seed production in their 21 projects, PCA-ZRC on the other hand, is the only institution that conserves germplasm through DNA and pollen.

Table 4a. Distribution of projects and stakeholders per activity relating to sustaining ex situ collections. Activity No. of Projects No. of Stakeholders Field genebank 43 16 In vitro conservation 10 8 Seed genebanking (short-, medium-, and 32 7 long- term) Botanical garden 2 2 DNA conservation 1 1 Arboretum 3 2 Breeding 21 1 Seed production 21 1 Pollen conservation 1 1

A total of 50,082 accessions of ex situ collections recorded from 851 taxa are being held by 21 SHs who participated in the project. The total number of accessions safely-duplicated at other genebanks is 2,222 (Table 5).

23 Table 5 Total number of accessions and accessions safely-duplicated at other genebanks. No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

BPI-BNCRDC Citrus Germplasm Conservation and Citrus aurantiifolia 6 Utilization Citrus aurantium 1 Citrus limon 5 Citrus maxima 5 Citrus paradisi x Poncirus trifoliata 1 Citrus reticulata 18 Citrus reticulata var. austere x 1 Fortunella sp. Citrus reticulata x Citrus sinensis 1 Citrus sinensis 7 Citrus sinensis x Poncirus trifoliata 3 Citrus sp. 1 Citrus x paradisi 1 Fortunella margarita 2 Fortunella x C. reticulata 1 Poncirus trifoliata 3 BPI-CRD Characterization, Conservation and Acalypha welkesiana 2 Maintenance of Foliage Plants Adeantum tenerum 1 Aerva sanguinalenta 1 Agave attentuata 1 Aglaonema commutatum 3 Aglaonema costatum 1 Aglaonema nitidum 1 Aglaonema stenophyllum 1 Alocasia sanderiana 1 Alocasia cucullata 1 Alocasia sp 1 Alocasia zebrina 1 Alternanthera ficoidea 1 Asplenium muscifolium 1 Caladium bicolor 4 Calathea albicans 1 Calathea bechemiana 1 Calathea insignis 1 Calathea metalica 1 Calathea mokoyana 1 Calathea regeliana 1 Calathea stromata 1 Calathea trifasciata 1 Calathea zebrina 1 Calathes sp. 1 Calatrhea ornata 2 Chlorophytum comosum 1 Chrysalidfocarpus lutescens 1 Clathea louisae 1 Clathea rotundifolia 1 Codiaeum variegatum 5

24 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Codyline fruticosa 2 Cordyline australis 1 Crypthanthus zonatus 2 Cuphea hissopifolia 1 Dieffenbachia exotica 2 Dieffenbachia maculata 3 Dieffenbachia oersterdii 1 Dieffenbachia omoena 1 Dieffenbachia reginae 1 Dracaena angustifolia 1 Dracaena deremensis 1 Dracaena marginata 2 Dracaena reflexa 1 Dracaena sanderiana 3 Dracaena surcolosa 4 Drynaria quercifolia 1 Ephorbia terucalli 1 Epipremnum aureum 1 Euphorbia trigona 1 Ficus bejamina 1 Ficus elatastica 1 Ficus religiosa 1 Ficus triangularis 1 Fittonia verchafeltii 1

Guzmania lingulata 1 Homocladium platycladium 1 Hylocerus undatus 1 Iresine herbstii 1 Kalanchoe mortagii 1 Leea philippinensis 1 Liriope muscari 1 Marantha arundinaceae 1 Mascarena lagenicaulis 1 Mostera obliqua 1 Necrelegia sp 1 Nephrolephis exaltata 1 Ophiopogon jubaran 1 Pallisota mannii 2 Pananga maculata 1 Pandanus dubius 1 Pepperomia obstusifolia 1 Pepperomia scandens 1 Philodendron x Burgandy 1 Philodendron panduriforme 1 Philodendron scandens 1 Philodendron squamiforme 1 Philodendron x Orlando 1 Philodendron zanadu 1

25 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Pilea codiaeum 1 Pilea mummularifolia 1 Pisonia alba 1 Polyscias balfouriana 1 Polyscias filicifolia 1 Polyscias guilfoylei 4 Polyscias scuttelaria 1 Ptycosperma macarthurii 1 Rhapis exelsa 1 Rhoeo spathecea 1 Sanseviera cylindrica 1

Sanseviera hyacinthoides 1 Sanseviera trifasciata 3 Sanseviera zeylenica 1 Schefflera arboricola 1 Schefflera elliptica 1 Setcresea pallida 1 Syngonium commutatum 1 Syngonium hofmannii 1 Syngonium podophylum 2 Vrisnea sp 1 Zebrina pendula 1 Collecting, identification, Allium odorum 2 characterization and conservation of Aloe vera 2 medicinal and spice plants Alpinia speciosa 1 Artemisia dracuncula 1 Artemisia vulgaris 1 Belamcanda chinensis 1 Blumea balsimifera 1 Capsicum frutescens 1 Cassia alata 1 Cassia occidentalis 1 Catharanthus roseus 2 Centella asiatica 2 Chenopodium ambrosioides 1 Chrysanthemum indicum 1 Cinamomum verum 1 Coleus amboinicus 2 Coleus blumei 5 Curcuma longa 1 Cymbopogon citratus 1 Datura arborea 1 Datura metel 1 Ehretia microphylla 1 Eleutherine palmifolia 1 Euphorbia hirta 1 Euphorbia neriifolia 1 Grapthyphyllum 2

26 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Hemigraphis alternata 1 Hibiscus sabdariffa 1 Impatiens balsamina 2 Jasminum sambac 1 Jathropa curcas 1 Jatropha multifida 1 Justicia gendarussa 2 Kalanchoe laciniata 1 Kalanchoe pinnata 1 Lagerstroemia indica 1 Lantana camara 1 Mentha aquatica x M. spicata 1 Mentha arvensis 1 Mentha x piperita 1 Mirabilis jalapa 1 Morinda citrifolia 1 Murraya paniculata 1 Ocimum basilicum 1 Ocimum sanctum 1 Ocimum sp. 4 Orthosiphon aristatus 1 Pachyptera alliacea 1 Pandanus odoratissimus 1 Pedilanthus tithymaloides 2

Pelargonium graveolens 1 Peperomia pellucida 1 Phyllantus niruri 1 Pilea microphylla 1 Piper betle 1 Piper nigrum 1 Pistia stratiotes 1 Pogostemon cablin 1 Premma odorata 1 Psidium guajava 1 Quisqualis indica 1 Ricinus communis 1 Rosemarinus officinalis 1 Solanum nigrum 1 Stachytarpheta jamaicensis 1 Symphytum officinale 1 Tabernaemontana pandacaqui 1 Tagetes erecta 1 Talinum paniculatum 1 Tinosphora rhumpii 1 Triphasia trifolia 1 plamifolia 1 Vetiveria zizanioides 1 Vitex negundo 2

27 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Zingeber officinale 1 Establishment of Indigenous Basella alba 1 Vegetable Techno Demo Farm and Allaeanthus luzonicus 1 Conservation Amaranthus spp. 3 Bambusa spinosa 1 Basella rubra 1 Clitoris ternatea 1 Corchorus olitorius 1 Diplazium esculentum 1 Dolichos lablab 1

Lagenaria siceraria 1 Luffa eagyptiaca 1 Moringa oleifera 1 Phaseolus lunatus 1 Psophocarpus tetraglonolobos 1 Sesbania grandiflora 2 Sescivium portulacastrum 1 Talinum triangulare 1 Tricosanthes sp. 1 Vigna umbellata 1 Zingeber officinale 1 BPI- Southeast Asian Regional Musa acuminata 57 DNCRDC Germplasm for Banana and Plantain Musa balbisiana 14 Musa sp. 124 Musa x paradisiaca 38 Tropical Fruit Crops Germplasm Achras zapota 6 Anacardium occidentale 1 Anacolosa luzoniensis 1 Ananas comosus 2 Annona muricata 2 Annona squamosa 1 Artocarpus communis 1 Artocarpus heterophyllus 26 Artocarpus odoratissimus 1 Averrhoa bilimbi 1 Averrhoa carambola 1 Blighia sapida 1 Calocarpum sapota 1 Canarium ovatum 1 Carica papaya 8 Casimiroa edulis 1 Chrysophyllum cainito 2 Citrus grandis 30 Citrus jambhiri 1 Citrus latifolia 1 Citrus limon 1 Citrus madurensis 1

28 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Citrus medica 18 Citrus nobilis 15 Citrus reticulata 4 Citrus sinensis 23 Citrus tangerina 11 Citrus x paradisi 3 Diospyros discolor 1 Diospyros kauki 1 Durio sp. 1 60 Eriobotrya japonica 1 1 Garcinia mangostana 2 Lansium domesticum 7 Litchi chinensis 4 Lucuma nervosa 1 Macadamia ternifolia 2 Macadamia tetraphylla 1 Malpighia glabra 1 Malus sylvestris 2 Mangifera caesia 1 Mangifera indica 51 Musa schizocarpa 1 Nephelium intermedium 1 Nephelium lappaceum 20 Passiflora edulis 1 Persea americana 30 Pouteria caimito 1 Psidium guajava 20 Punica granatum 1 Pyrus sp. 1 Rollinia deliciosa 1 Sandoricum koetjape 2 Spondias purpurea 2 Syzygium aqueum 1 Syzygium cumini 2 Syzygium samarangense 2 Tamarindus indica 2 Ziziphus jujuba 1 BPI- Acquisition, Conservation and Cucurbita moschata 21 LBNCRDC Utilization of Priority Vegetables: Glycine max 58 23 Tomato, Eggplant, Yardlong Bean, Lycopersicon esculentum 100 75 Squash, Mungbean and Vegetable Soybean Solanum melongena 95 50 Vigna radiata 144 47 Vigna unguiculata 76 5 Vigna unguiculata sp. 6 BPI-STARRDEC Seed Program Durio zibethinus 2 Maintenance Lansium domesticum 3

29 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Litchi chinensis 1 Mangifera indica 1 Nephelium lappaceum 4 Foundation Scion Grove Germplasm Achras zapota 7 Collection Anacardium occidentale 13 Annona muricata 1 Artocarpus heterophyllus 2 Averrhoa carambola 1 Chrysophyllum cainito 1 Citrus sp. 3 Durio zibethinus 2 Lansium domesticum 3 Mangifera indica 33 Nephelium lappaceum 4 Persea americana 12 Pouteria caimito 1 Psidium guajava 1 Sandoricum koetjape 14 Syzygium cumini 3 Trapa natans L 1 Fruit Trees Germplasm Collection and Achras zapota 8 Maintenance Chrysophyllum cainito 2 Diospyros discolor 2 Litchi chinensis 1

Mangifera indica 6 Nephelium lappaceum 5 Persea americana 3 Sandoricum koetjape 2 Tamarindus indica 2 Germplasm Conservation, Abelmoschus esculentus 21 20 Regeneration, Documentation, Amaranthus dubius 1 1 Characterization and Evaluation of Amaranthus tricolor 12 12 Indigenous Vegetables Amaranthus viridis 14 14 Basella alba 2 2 Basella sp. 10 10 Benincasa hispida 5 5 Clitoria ternatea 1 1 Corchorus olitorius 13 13 Cucumis sativus 3 3 Cucurbita moschata 1 8 Lagenaria siceraria 4 4 Luffa acutangula 8 8 Lycopersicon esculentum 11 11 Momordica charantia 16 16 Psophocarpus tetragonolobus 5 5 Solanum melongena 2 2 Trichosanthes cucumerina 7 7 Vigna unguiculata 3 3

30 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Participatory Evaluation of Selected Benincasa hispida 5 5 Indigenous Vegetable Accessions Cucumis sativus 1 1 Glycine max 10 10 Hibiscus sabdariffa 1 1 Ipomoea aquatica 2 2 Lagenaria siceraria 4 4 Luffa aegyptiaca 1 1 Lycopersicon esculentum 7 7 Momordica charantia 2 2 Pilot School of Garden of Indigenous Abelmoschus esculentus 1 1 Vegetables and In-Country Training of Amaranthus viridis 1 1 Women Capsicum annuum 1 1 Corchorus olitorius 1 1 Glycine max 1 Hibiscus sabdariffa 1 1 Ipomoea aquatica 2 2 Ipomoea batatas 1 1 Lagenaria siceraria 1 1 Luffa acutangula 1 1 Lycopersicon esculentum 15 15 Momordica charantia 2 2 BPI- Germplasm Collection of Peanut Arachis hypogaea 8 LGNCRDC Germplasm Collection of Cowpea Vigna unguiculata 19 Germplasm Collection of Mungbean Vigna radiata 23 Germplasm Collection of Rice Bean Vigna umbellata 14 Germplasm Collection of Soybean Glycine max 28 Germplasm Collection of Sweetpotato Ipomoea batatas 10 Germplasm Collection, Selection and Abelmoschus esculentus 1 Maintenance of Indigenous Plant Allium sativum 1 Species for Agriculture and Medicinal Amaranthus spinosus 1 Uses Anacardium occidentale 1 Ananas comosus 1 Annona muricata 1 Annona squamosa 1 Areca catechu 1 Artemisia vulgaris 1 Artocarpus altilis 1 Artocarpus heterophyllus 1 Averrhoa bilimbi 1 Averrhoa carambola 1 Azadirachta indica 1 Bambusa blumeana 1 Basella rubra 1 Bixa orellana 1 Blechum pyramidatum 1 Blumea balsamifera 1 Caesalpinia pulcherrima 1 Capsicum frutescens 1

31 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Carica papaya 1 Carmona retusa 1 Cassia alata 1 Catharanthus roseus 1 Ceiba pentandra 1 Centella asiatica 1 Chrysanthemum indicum 1 Chrysophyllum cainito 1 Cinnamomum zeylanicum 1 Citrus microcarpa 1 Cocos nucifera 1 Coffea arabica 1 Coleus amboinicus 1 Coleus blumei 1 Colocasia esculenta 1 Cordyline fruticosa 1 Costus speciosus 1 Curcuma longa 1 Cymbopogon citratus 1 Derris elliptica 1 Eleutherine palmifolia 1 Ervatamia divaricata 1 Ervatamia pandacaqui 1 Erythrina variegata var. orientalis 1

Euphorbia neriifolia 1 Euphorbia tirucalli 1 Ficus septica 1 Gardenia jasminoides 1 Gliricidia sepium 1 Graptophyllum pictum 1 Hedychium coronarium 1 Hemigraphis alternata 1 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 1 Hippeastrum puniceum 1 Impatiens balsamina 1 Ipomoea batatas 1 Ixora coccinea 1 Jasminum sambac 1 Jatropha curcas 1 Jatropha multifida 1 Justicia vulgaris 1 Kalanchoe pinnata 1 Lansium domesticum 1 Lantana camara 1 Leucaena leucocephala 1 Lycopersicon lycopersicum 1 Mangifera indica 1 Manihot esculenta 1

32 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Manilkara zapota 1 Maranta arundinacea 1 Mentha arvensis 1 Momordica charantia 1 Moringa oleifera 1 Morus alba 1 Muntingia calabura 1 Ocimum basilicum 1 Ocimum sanctum 1 Pandanus odoratissimus 1 Peperomia pellucida 1 Persea americana 1 Piper betle 1 Piper nigrum 1 Plumeria rubra f. acutifolia 1

Premna odorata 1 Psidium guajava 1 Punica granatum 1 Quisqualis indica 1 Rhoeo spathacea 1 Sansevieria trifasciata 1 Scheffera odorata 1 Solanum melongena 1 Spinacia oleracea 1

Tagetes erecta 1 Tinospora crispa 1 Vernonia cinerea 1 Vitex negundo 1 Zea mays 1 Zingiber officinale 1 Maintenance of PSB Cn 94-50 Zea mays 1 Maintenance of PSB Cn 96-67 Zea mays 1 Maintenance of PSB Cn 97-92 Zea mays 1 Maintenance of PSB Sp 20 Ipomoea batatas 1 Maintenance of PSB Sy 1 Glycine max 1 Maintenance of PSB Sy 3 Glycine max 1 Maintenance of PSB Sy 8 Glycine max 1 Nursery Germplasm Collection Achras zapota 3 Alpie 1 Anacardium occidentale 1 Annona muricata 1 Annona squamosa 1 Artocarpus communis 1 Artocarpus heterophyllus 1 Artocarpus odoratissimus 1 Averrhoa bilimbi 1 Canarium ovatum 1 Chrysophyllum cainito 1

33 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Citrus grandis 1 Citrus madurensis 1 Citrus x reticulata 1 Dimocarpus longan 1 Diospyros discolor 1 Durio zibethinus 9 Garcinia binucao 1 Lansium domesticum 6 Litchi chinensis 1 Mangifera indica 3 Nephelium lappaceum 3

Persea americana 1 Psidium guajava 1 Rheedia edulis 1 Sandoricum koetjape 5 Syzygium aqueum 2 Syzygium cumini 1 Syzygium samarangense 1 Tamarindus indica 1 Theobroma cacao 1 Thuja occidentalis 1 Trapa natans L 1 BPI-NMRDC Genebank Evaluation on Mango Mangifera indica 25 8 CMU Diversity, Status and Ecology of Aspidiaceae 15 Pteridophytes in selected forests in Aspleniaceae 71 Mindanao Athyriaceae 40 Blechnaceae 11 Cheiropleuriaceae 2 Cyatheaceae 27 Davalliaceae 26 Dennstaedtiaceae 26 Dipteridaceae 3 Dryopteridaceae 26 Gleicheniaceae 25 Grammitidaceae 47 Hymenophylllaceae 45 Lindsaeaceae 37 Lomariopsidaceae 19 Lycopodiaceae 21 Marattiaceae 10 Oleandraceae 31 Ophioglossaceae 7 Osmundaceae 2 Plagiogyriaceae 6 Polypodiaceae 80 Psilotaceae 3 Pteridaceae 20 Selaginellaceae 17

34 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Sinopteridaceae 18 Thelypteridaceae 45 Vittariaceae 27 DA-STIARC Citrus Germplasm Collection Citrofortunella microcarpa 1 1 Citrus latifolia 4 2 Citrus limon 2 2 Citrus maxima 14 8 Citrus reticulata 6 6 Citrus sinensis 7 7 Foundation Scion Grove and Artocarpus heterophyllus 1 Germplasm Collection of Fruits Canarium ovatum 1 Coffea sp. 2 Durio zibethinus 4 Lansium domesticum 3 Litchi chinensis 5 Mangifera indica 22 15 Nephelium lappaceum 4 Syzygium samarangense 2 DMMMSU Collection and Evaluation of Citrus Citrus grandis 3 Species Under DMMMSU Conditions Citrus maxima 3 Citrus reticulata 4 Citrus sinensis 9 Citrus tankan Hax 1 Citrus unshui Mancovitch 1 Collection, Characterization and Allaeanthus luzonicus 2 Domestication of Indigenous/Wild Amaranthus gracilis 2 Plants for Food Corchorus olitorius 2 Dioscorea hispida 1 Glinus offisitifolia 2 Glycomis platyphylla 2 Pachyrrizus erosus 2 Portulaca oleracea 2 Sesbania grandiflora 3 Syzygium cumini 6 Germplasm Collection, Conservation, Mangifera indica 6 characterization, Evaluation, Mangifera indica 1 Selection and Documentation of Morus alba 5 Mulberry Morus bombycis 3 Morus latifolia 1 Morus lhou 1 Morus sinensis 1 Morus sp. 119 Morus spp. 1 Germplasm Collection, conservation, Mangifera indica 71 Evaluation and Documentation of Mango Cultivars DOA, UPLB Rice Germplasm Acquisition, Oryza meyeriana 9 Characterization, Evaluation, Oryza officinalis 35 Conservation and Documentation

35 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Oryza sativa 1,350 ERDB Bukidnon Bambusetum Arundinaria amabilis 1 Bambusa bambos 1 Bambusa blumeana 1 Bambusa dolichomerithalla 1 Bambusa glaucescens 1 Bambusa oldhamii 1 Bambusa sp. 3 Bambusa ventricosa 1 Bambusa vulgaris 1 Bambusa vulgaris var. maculata 1 Bambusa vulgaris var. striata 1 Dendrocalamus asper 1 Dendrocalamus latiflorus 1 Gigantochloa aspera 1 Gigantochloa atter 1 Gigantochloa levis 1 Guadua angustifolia 1 Phyllostachys aurea 1 Phyllostachys bambusoides 1 Phyllostachys pubescens 1 Phyllostachys sp. 1 Pleioblastus chino 1 Pleioblastus fortunei cv. fortunei 1 Pleioblastus pygmaeus 1 Pleioblastus viridistriatus 1 Sasa palmata 1 Sasaella ramosa 1 Schizostachyum lumampao 1 Thyrsostachys siamensis 1 Davao Bambusetum Bambusa atra 1 Bambusa bambos 1 Bambusa blumeana 1 Bambusa dolichomerithalla 1 Bambusa glaucescens 1 Bambusa sp. 3 Bambusa ventricosa 1 Bambusa vulgaris 1 Bambusa vulgaris var wamin 1 Bambusa vulgaris var. maculata 1 Bambusa vulgaris var. striata 1 Dendrocalamus asper 1 Dendrocalamus brandisii 1 Dendrocalamus giganteus 1 Dendrocalamus latiflorus 1 Dendrocalamus membranaceus 1 Dendrocalamus strictus 1 Gigantochloa atter 1

36 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Gigantochloa levis 1 Phyllostachys aurea 1 Pleioblastus distichus 1 Pleioblastus fortunei cv. fortunei 1 Sasa nipponica 1 Sasaella ramosa 1 Schizostachyum brachycladum 1 (green) Schizostachyum brachycladum 1 (yellow) Schizostachyum lima 1 Schizostachyum lumampao 1 Thyrsostachys siamensis 1 Yushania niitakayamensis 1 Establishment of rattan genebank Calamus aidae 1 Calamus bicolor 1 Calamus curranii 1 Calamus diepenhorstii var exulans 1 Calamus discolor 4 Calamus elmerianus 1 Calamus filispadix 2 Calamus javanensis 1 Calamus manillensis 5 Calamus merrillii 5 Calamus microcarpus 1 Calamus microsphaerion 1 Calamus mindorensis 3 Calamus ornatus 1 Calamus ornatus var. philippinensis 1 Calamus scipionum 1 Calamus siphonosphatus var 3 dransfieldii Calamus sp. 2 Calamus subinermis 1 Calamus tetradactylus 1 Calamus usitatus 1 Daemonorops loherianus 2 Daemonorops mollis 8 Daemonorops ochrolepis 5 Korthalsia laciniosa 2 Korthalsia scaphigeroides 2 Plectocomia elmerii 2 Plectocomia elongata var 1 philipinensis Siphonosphatus var longiocrea 3 Management of Los Banos Bambusa cornuta 1 Bambusetum Bambusa sp. 1 1 Cephalostachyum mindorense 1 Cyrtochloa fenixii 1

37 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Cyrtochloa hirsuta 1 Cyrtochloa luzonica 1 Cyrtochloa puser 1 Cyrtochloa toppingii 1 Dinochloa acutiflora 1 Dinochloa oblonga 1 Dinochloa palawanensis 1 Schizostachyum lima 1 Schizostachyum lumampao 1 Philippine Bambusetum Arundinaria amabilis 1 Bambusa atra 1 Bambusa bambos 1 Bambusa blumeana 1 Bambusa dolichomerithalla 1 Bambusa glaucescens 4 Bambusa oldhamii 1 Bambusa sp. 3 Bambusa ventricosa 1 Bambusa vulgaris 1 Bambusa vulgaris var. maculata 1 Bambusa vulgaris var. striata 1 Chimonobambusa falcata 1 Dendrocalamus asper 1 Dendrocalamus giganteus 1

Dendrocalamus latiflorus 1 Dendrocalamus strictus 1 Dinochloa diffusa 1 Dinochloa luconiae 1 Dinochloa pubiramae 1 Dinochloa sp. 5 Gigantochloa atroviolacea 1 Gigantochloa atter 1 Gigantochloa levis 1 Guadua angustifolia 1 Guadua angustifolia var bicolor 1 Phyllostachys aurea 1 Phyllostachys bambusoides 1 Phyllostachys nigra 1 Phyllostachys pubescens 1 Pleioblastus argenteostriatus 1 Pleioblastus chino elegantissimus 1 Pleioblastus chino f. pumilus 1 Pleioblastus chino f. pygmaeus 1 Pleioblastus distichus 1 Pleioblastus fortunei cv. fortunei 1 Sasa kurilensis 1 Sasa nipponica 1 Sasa palmata 1

38 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Sasaella ramosa 1 Schizostachyum brachycladum 1 (yellow) Schizostachyum fenixii 1 Schizostachyum lima 1 Schizostachyum lumampao 1 Schizostachyum luzonicum 1 Schizostachyum sp. 1 Shibataea kumasaca 1 Thyrsostachys siamensis 1 Yushania niitakayamensis 1 IPB-NPGRL Acquisition, Conservation and Aiphanes caryotifolia 1 Management of Genetic Resources of Artocarpus heterophyllus 1 Priority Fruit and Ornamental Crops Canarium ovatum 1 Durio zibethinus 1 Eleutherine palmifolia 1 Garcinia binucao 1 1 Garcinia kydia 1 Garcinia lateriflora 1 Garcinia mangostana 1 1 Hedychium coronarium 1 Inga edulis 1 Inga sp. 3 Inga spectabilis 1 Jasminum sambac 2 Kalanchoe pinnata 3 Murraya paniculata 1 Orthosiphon aristatus 1 Pereskia aculeata 2 Pseudocalymma alliaceum 1 Characterization of Genetic Divesity Musa acuminata 1 and Varietal Identification of Musa balbisiana 1 Philippine Banana Germplasm Using Musa coccinea 1 Molecular Markers (former title: Fingerprinting of Philippine Banana Musa ornata 1 Germplasm) Musa sp. 1 Musa x paradisiaca 1 Collection, characteriazation, Panicum miliaceum 1 conservation and documentation of Sorghum bicolor 1,190 cereal crops germplasm Spondias cytherea 2 Spondias pinnata 1 Spondias purpurea 2 Spondias sp. 1 Spondias tuberosa 1 Sterculia foetida 1 Sterculia sp. 1 Sterculia stipularis 1

39 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Triticum aestivum 2 Zea mays 1 Zea mays subsp. mexicana 2 Collection, characteriazation, Arachis hypogaea 1,272 conservation and documentation of Cajanus cajan 629 legume crops germplasm Glycine max 1,381 Pachyrrhizus erosus 61 Phaseolus sp. 1 Vigna aconitifolia 3 Vigna angularis 23 Vigna glabrescens 1 Vigna marina 7 Vigna mungo 46 Vigna pilosa 1 Vigna sp. 7 Vigna sublobata 1 Vigna triloba 1 Collection, characteriazation, Adansonia digitata 1 conservation and documentation of Aegle marmelos 1 tree fruits germplasm Annona cherimola 1 Annona cherimola x Annona 2 squamosa Annona glabra 1 Annona montana 1

Annona muricata 4 Annona purpurea 1 Annona reticulata 9 Annona squamosa 7 Artocarpus altilis 2 Artocarpus elasticus 2 Artocarpus heterophyllus 13 Artocarpus integer 2 Artocarpus lakoocha 1 Artocarpus odoratissimus 4 Artocarpus rigidus 1 Artocarpus sp. 1 Averrhoa bilimbi 2 Averrhoa carambola 12 Baccaurea dulcis 1 Bactris setulosa 1 Blighia sapida 1 Bouea macrophylla 1 Burckella obovata 1 Byrsenima coriacea var spicata 1 Canarium indicum 1 Casimiroa edulis 1 Chrysobalanus icaco 1 Chrysophyllum caimito 1

40 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Chrysophyllum oliviforme 1 Citrofortunella microcarpa 2 Citrus aurantiifolia 1 Citrus aurantium 1 Citrus limon 1 Citrus maxima 6 Citrus medica 1 Citrus reticulata 2 Citrus sp. 1 Clavija sp. 1 Coccoloba uvifera 1 Cubilia cubili 2 Dillenia megalantha 1 Dillenia philippinensis 2 Diospyros blancoi 5 Diospyros cauliflora 1 Diospyros digyna 1 Diospyros kauki 1 Diospyros phyrrocarpa 1 Diplodiscus paniculatus 3 Dovyalis hebecarpa 1 Durio zibethinus 43 Elaeagnus triflora 1 Eugenia dombeyi 2

Eugenia sp. 1 Eugenia stipitata 1 Eugenia uniflora 2 Eugenia victoricana 1 Euphoria didyma 5 Flacourtia jangomas 1 Flacourtia rukam 11 Garcinia binucao 2 Garcinia dulcis 1 Garcinia kydia 1 Garcinia lateriflora 2 Garcinia mangostana 36 Garcinia xanthochymus 1 Glenniea philippinensis 1 Glycosmis pentaphylla 1 Inocarpus fagifer 1 Lansium domesticum 4 Lepisanthes alata 1 Lepisanthes amoena 1 Lepisanthes fruticosa 1 Limonia acidissima 1 Litchi chinensis 9 Mangifera altissima 2 Mangifera caesia 1

41 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Mangifera indica 174 Mangifera laurina 1 Mangifera odorata 10 Manilkara kauki 3 Manilkara zapota 80 Melicoccus bijugatus 2 Muntingia calabura 1 Nephelium lappaceum 2 Nephelium ramboutan-ake 1 Nephelium sp. 4 Persea americana 4 Pouteria caimito 22 Pouteria campechiana 23 Pouteria obovata 1 Pouteria sapota 1 Pouteria sp. 1 Psidium angulatum 1 Psidium friedrichsthalianum 1 Psidium guajava 5 Psidium guineense 1

Psidium littorale 1 Psidium lucidium 1 Psidium sp. 2 Pyrus communis 1

Quararibea mestonii 1 Rheedia edulis 1 Rheedia magnifolia 1 Rhodomyrtus tomentosa 1 Rollinia mucosa 1 Rollinia sp. 1 Sandoricum koetjape 6 Saurauia bontocensis 1 Semecarpus cuneiformis 2 Tamarindus indica 12 Terminalia catappa 1 Terminalia microcarpa 1 Theobroma bicolor 1 Vangueria madagascariensis 1 Ziziphus mauritiana 2 Ziziphus spina-christi 1 Collection, characteriazation, Anacardium occidentale 143 conservation and documentation of Anacardium pumilum 1 tree nuts germplasm Anacolosa frutescens 13 Canarium luzonicum 1 Canarium ovatum 75 Gnetum gnemon 10 Gnetum latifolium 1 Macadamia integrifolia 2

42 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Macadamia tetraphylla 1 Collection, characteriazation, Abelmoschus esculentus 920 conservation and documentation of Abelmoschus manihot 8 vegetable crops germplasm Abelmoschus moschatus 28 Abelmoschus sp. 9 Abelmoschus tetraphyllus 3 Allium ampeloprasum 2 Allium cepa 279 Allium fistulosum 7 Allium monanthum 2 Allium odorum 7 Allium porrum 1 Allium sativum 3 Allium schoenoprasum 4 Allium spp. 1 Allium tuberosum 1 Amaranthus atropurpureus 1 Amaranthus blitum 1 Amaranthus caudatus 3 Amaranthus cruentus 7 Amaranthus dubius 15 Amaranthus gracilis 28 Amaranthus hybridus 1 Amaranthus hypochondriacus 21

Amaranthus retroflexus 4 Amaranthus spinosus 5 Amaranthus spp. 57 Amaranthus tricolor 150 Amaranthus viridis 14 Apium graveolens 2 Asparagus officinalis 1 Basella alba 69 Basella rubra 11 Benincasa hispida 83 Brassica campestris 8 Brassica carinata 36 Brassica cernua 5 Brassica juncea 12 Brassica napus ssp. napus 7 Brassica napus subsp. 1 napobrassica Brassica nigra 1 Brassica oleracea var. acephala 11 Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra 3 Brassica oleracea var. botrytis 10 Brassica oleracea var. capitata 68 Brassica oleracea var. italica 5 Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis 137

43 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis 39 Brassica sp. 3 Canavalia ensiformis 13 Canavalia gladiata 40 Canna edulis 2 Capsicum annuum 210 Capsicum baccatum 110 Capsicum chinense 155 Capsicum frutescens 1,362 Capsicum pubescens 9 Capsicum sp. 34 Celosia argentea 14 Chrysanthemum coronarium 15 Cicer arietinum 407 Citrullus lanatus 91 Clitoria sp. 1 Clitoria ternatea 40 Coccinia grandis 1 Corchorus olitorius 52 Cosmos sp. 1 Cucumis melo 152 Cucumis sativus 131 Cucumis sp. 4 Cucurbita ficifolia 29

Cucurbita lundelliana 1 Cucurbita maxima 43 Cucurbita mixta 1 Cucurbita moschata 135 Cucurbita pepo 24 Curcuma domestica 11 Curcuma zedoaria 1 Cyphomandra betacea 1 Cyphomandra sp. 2 Daucus carota 34 Diplazium esculentum 8 Foeniculum vulgare 10 Hibiscus sabdariffa 10 Hylocereus undatus 3 Lablab purpureus 257 Lactuca sativa 43 Lagenaria siceraria 218 Luffa acutangula 435 Luffa sp. 4 Lycopersicon cerasiforme 110 Lycopersicon cheesmanii 2 Lycopersicon esculentum 4,314 Lycopersicon glandulosum 8 Lycopersicon hirsutum 12

44 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Lycopersicon peruvianum 55 Lycopersicon peruvianum var. 2 humifusum Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium 248 Mentha arvensis 4 Momordica balsamina 1 Momordica charantia 132 Momordica cochinchinensis 1 Momordica sp. 4 Moringa oleifera 40 Mucuna curanii 24 Ocimum basilicum 16 Ocimum sanctum 6 Phaseolus lunatus 689 Phaseolus vulgaris 528 Pisum sativum 789 Pithaya sp. 1 Psophocarpus sp. 1 Psophocarpus tetragonolobus 179 Raphanus sativus 39 Renealmia sp. 1 Sesbania grandiflora 14 Solanum aculeatissimum 4 Solanum aethiopicum 5

Solanum americanum 1 Solanum anguivi 1 Solanum aviculare 1 Solanum capsicoides 2 Solanum ferox 1 Solanum incanum 1 Solanum linociera 5 Solanum macrocarpon 2 Solanum mammosum 3 Solanum melongena 642 Solanum nigrum 19 Solanum nodiflorum 1 Solanum parkinsonii 2 Solanum rostratum 1 Solanum sanitwongsei 1 Solanum sisymbriifolium 1 Solanum sp. 12 Solanum spinosissimum 1 Solanum spp. 14 Solanum stramoniifolium 1 Solanum surattense 7 Solanum torvum 4 Solanum viarum 1 Talinum triangulare 20

45 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Trichosanthes cucumerina var. 22 anguina Vigna radiata 6,889 Vigna umbellata 150 Vigna unguiculata 1,248

Vigna unguiculata subsp. 558 sesquipedalis Vigna unguiculata x V. 15 sesquipedalis Zingiber officinale 16 Collection, evaluation and Garcinia binucao 1 propagation of mangosteen Garcinia dulcis 1 germplasm in the Philippines Garcinia kydia 1 Garcinia lateriflora 1 Garcinia mangostana 1 Garcinia xanthochymus 1 Conservation and utilization of Citrus aurantiifolia 1 germplasm of mango, citrus species Citrus aurantium 1 and garcinia species in the Citrus limon 1 Philippines Citrus maxima 1 Citrus medica 1 Citrus reticulata 1 Citrus sp. 1 Garcinia binucao 1 Garcinia dulcis 1 Garcinia kydia 1 Garcinia lateriflora 1 Garcinia mangostana 1 Garcinia xanthochymus 1 Mangifera altissima 1 Mangifera caesia 1 Mangifera indica 1 Mangifera laurina 1 Mangifera odorata 1 Development of advanced Citrus aurantiifolia 1 technologies for germplasm Citrus aurantium 1 conservation of tropical fruit Citrus limon 1 species:citrus Citrus maxima 1 Citrus medica 1 Citrus reticulata 1 Citrus sp. 1 Durio zibethinus 1 Development/optimization of Artocarpus heterophyllus 1 conservation protocols for priority Canarium ovatum 1 crops using in vitro techniques Durio zibethinus 1 Garcinia binucao 1 Garcinia dulcis 1 Garcinia kydia 1 Garcinia lateriflora 1

46 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Garcinia mangostana 1

Garcinia xanthochymus 1 Documentation of annual and Abelmoschus esculentus 1 industrial crops germplasm Abelmoschus manihot 1 Abelmoschus moschatus 1 Abelmoschus sp. 1 Abelmoschus tetraphyllus 1 Allium ampeloprasum 1 Allium cepa 1 Allium fistulosum 1 Allium monanthum 1 Allium odorum 1 Allium porrum 1 Allium sativum 1 Allium schoenoprasum 1 Allium spp. 1 Allium tuberosum 1 Amaranthus atropurpureus 1 Amaranthus blitum 1 Amaranthus caudatus 1 Amaranthus cruentus 1 Amaranthus dubius 1 Amaranthus gracilis 1 Amaranthus hybridus 1

Amaranthus hypochondriacus 1 Amaranthus retroflexus 1 Amaranthus spinosus 1 Amaranthus spp. 1 Amaranthus tricolor 1 Amaranthus viridis 1 Apium graveolens 1 Asparagus officinalis 1 Basella alba 1 Basella rubra 1 Benincasa hispida 1 Brassica campestris 1 Brassica carinata 1 Brassica cernua 1 Brassica juncea 1 Brassica napus ssp. napus 1 Brassica napus subsp. 1 napobrassica Brassica nigra 1 Brassica oleracea var. acephala 1 Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra 1 Brassica oleracea var. botrytis 1 Brassica oleracea var. capitata 1 Brassica oleracea var. italica 1

47 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis 1 Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis 1 Brassica sp. 1 Canavalia ensiformis 1 Canavalia gladiata 1 Canna edulis 1 Capsicum annuum 1 Capsicum baccatum 1 Capsicum chinense 1 Capsicum frutescens 1 Capsicum pubescens 1 Capsicum sp. 1 Celosia argentea 1 Chrysanthemum coronarium 1 Cicer arietinum 1 Citrullus lanatus 1 Clitoria sp. 1 Clitoria ternatea 1 Coccinia grandis 1 Corchorus olitorius 1 Cosmos sp. 1 Cucumis melo 1 Cucumis sativus 1 Cucumis sp. 1

Cucurbita ficifolia 1 Cucurbita lundelliana 1 Cucurbita maxima 1 Cucurbita mixta 1 Cucurbita moschata 1 Cucurbita pepo 1 Curcuma domestica 1 Curcuma zedoaria 1 Cyphomandra betacea 1 Cyphomandra sp. 1 Daucus carota 1 Diplazium esculentum 1 Foeniculum vulgare 1 Hibiscus sabdariffa 1 Hylocereus undatus 1 Lablab purpureus 1 Lactuca sativa 1 Lagenaria siceraria 1 Luffa sp. 1 Lycopersicon cerasiforme 1 Lycopersicon cheesmanii 1 Lycopersicon esculentum 1 Lycopersicon glandulosum 1 Lycopersicon hirsutum 1

48 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Lycopersicon peruvianum 1 Lycopersicon peruvianum var. 1 humifusum Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium 1 Momordica balsamina 1 Momordica charantia 1 Momordica cochinchinensis 1 Momordica sp. 1 Moringa oleifera 1 Mucuna curanii 1 Ocimum basilicum 1 Ocimum sanctum 1 Panicum miliaceum 1 Phaseolus lunatus 1 Phaseolus vulgaris 1 Pisum sativum 1 Pithaya sp. 1 Psophocarpus sp. 1 Psophocarpus tetragonolobus 1 Raphanus sativus 1 Renealmia sp. 1 Sesbania grandiflora 1 Solanum aculeatissimum 1 Solanum aethiopicum 1

Solanum americanum 1 Solanum anguivi 1 Solanum aviculare 1 Solanum capsicoides 1 Solanum ferox 1 Solanum incanum 1 Solanum linociera 1 Solanum macrocarpon 1 Solanum mammosum 1 Solanum melongena 1 Solanum nigrum 1 Solanum nodiflorum 1 Solanum parkinsonii 1 Solanum rostratum 1 Solanum sanitwongsei 1 Solanum sisymbriifolium 1 Solanum sp. 1 Solanum spinosissimum 1 Solanum spp. 1 Solanum surattense 1 Solanum torvum 1 Solanum viarum 1 Sorghum bicolor 1 Spondias cytherea 1

49 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Spondias pinnata 1 Spondias purpurea 1 Spondias sp. 1 Spondias tuberosa 1 Sterculia foetida 1 Sterculia sp. 1 Sterculia stipularis 1 Talinum triangulare 1 Trichosanthes cucumerina var. 1 anguina Triticum aestivum 1 Vigna aconitifolia 1 Vigna angularis 1 Vigna glabrescens 1 Vigna marina 1 Vigna mungo 1 Vigna pilosa 1 Vigna sp. 1 Vigna sublobata 1 Vigna triloba 1 Zea mays 1 Zea mays subsp. mexicana 1 Zingiber officinale 1 Establishment and evaluation of Musa x paradisiaca 1 introduced banana cultivar Establishment of botanical collection Acca sellowiana 1 of fruit and nut species Aglaia clarkii 1 Aglaia everettii 1 Alberata magna 1 Annona crassifolia 1 Ardisia sp. 1 Astrocaryum tucuma 1 Borojoa patinoi 1 Cayaponia capitata 1 Hydnocarpus sp. 1 Myrciaria cauliflora 1 Myrciaria vexator 1 Parmentiera edulis 1 Poroma cecrongefolia 1 Posadaea sp. 1 Socratea sp. 1 Wittinia sp. 1 Evaluation and conservation of small Ananas comosus 39 fruits germplasm and their wild Antidesma bunius 2 relatives Antidesma ghaesembilla 1 Antidesma penttandrum 1 Carica papaya 1 Carica sp. 2

50 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Carissa carandas 1 Fortunella sp. 1 Malpighia glabra 1 Musa acuminata 2 Musa balbisiana 102 Musa coccinea 1 Musa ornata 1 Musa sp. 1 Musa x paradisiaca 93 Passiflora alata 1 Passiflora coccinea 1 Passiflora edulis 1 Passiflora quadrangularis 1 Passiflora sp. 1 Punica granatum 1 Synsepalum dulcificum 1 Triphasia trifolia 4 Genetic Diversity and Musa balbisiana 1 Morphotaxonomic Variation of Musa balbisiana Colla in the Philippines Plant regeneration in cell and tissue Zea mays 2,011 cultures of corn Regeneration, characterization and Abrus precatorius subsp. 1 conservation of feeds and industrial precatorius crops germplasm Aeschynomene indica 1

Alocasia macrorrhiza 1 Aloe vera 3 Andrographis paniculata 1 Ardisia sp. 1 Arenga pinnata 1 Artemisia vulgaris 7 Belamcanda chinensis 1 Bixa orellana 16 Blumea balsamifera 1 Buchanania arborescens 1 Caesalpinia sappan 1 Capparis micracantha 1 Carthamus tinctorius 2 Cassia alata 1 Catharanthus roseus 2 Ceiba pentandra 87 Centella asiatica 1 Chamaedorea sp. 1 Champereia manillana 1 Chenopodium ambrosioides 1 Cinnamomum mercadoi 1 Cleome gynandra 9 Coix lacryma-jobi 16 Coleus amboinicus 2

51 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Colocasia esculenta 109 Corchorus capsularis 12 Corchorus sp. 65 Cycas rumphii 1 Cymbopogon citratus 13 Cymbopogon nardus 3 Cyrometra cauliflora 1 Datura metel 1 Derris elliptica 1 Dimocarpus longan 7 Dioscorea alata 143 Dioscorea bulbifera 34 Dioscorea esculenta 73 Dioscorea hispida 43 Dioscorea pentaphylla 8 Dioscorea rotundata 13 Dioscorea sp. 1 Ehretia microphylla 1 Euphorbia neriifolia 1 Ficus pseudopalma 1 Ficus ulmifolia 1 Gossypium arboreum 69 Gossypium sp. 271 Helianthus annuus 226

Hibiscus cannabinus 57 Impatiens balsamina 1 Indigofera sp. 1 Ipomoea batatas 450 Jatropha curcas 1 Kaempferia galanga 2 Manihot esculenta 64 Manihot glaziovii 1 Manihot sp. 1 Maranta arundinacea 13 Mentha cordifolia 4 Michelia champaca 1 Morus alba 2 Nicotiana tabacum 49 Pandanus amaryllifolius 2 Pandanus copelandii 1 Pimpinella anisum 11 Premna odorata 1 Psychotria viridis 1 Pueraria phaseoloides 3 Quisqualis indica 1 Rauvolfia serpentina 1 Ricinus communis 36 Saccharum officinarum 937

52 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Salacca zalacca 2 Sesamum indicum 222 Stylosanthes sp. 1 Tabernaemontana pandacaqui 1 Tabernaemontana sananho 1 Tagetes erecta 1 Tinospora crispa 3 Vitex negundo 4 Wikstroemia ovata 1 Xanthosoma sagittifolium 43 Zingiber zerumbet 1 Regeneration, characterization and Abelmoschus esculentus 1 conservation of vegetable crops Abelmoschus manihot 1 germplasm Abelmoschus moschatus 1 Abelmoschus sp. 1 Abelmoschus tetraphyllus 1 Allium ampeloprasum 1 Allium cepa 1 Allium fistulosum 1 Allium monanthum 1 Allium odorum 1 Allium porrum 1 Allium sativum 1 Allium schoenoprasum 1

Allium spp. 1 Allium tuberosum 1 Amaranthus atropurpureus 1 Amaranthus blitum 1 Amaranthus caudatus 1 Amaranthus cruentus 1 Amaranthus dubius 1 Amaranthus gracilis 1 Amaranthus hybridus 1 Amaranthus hypochondriacus 1 Amaranthus retroflexus 1 Amaranthus spinosus 1 Amaranthus spp. 1 Amaranthus tricolor 1 Amaranthus viridis 1 Apium graveolens 1 Asparagus officinalis 1 Basella alba 1 Basella rubra 1 Benincasa hispida 1 Brassica campestris 1 Brassica carinata 1 Brassica cernua 1 Brassica juncea 1

53 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Brassica napus ssp. napus 1 Brassica napus subsp. 1 napobrassica Brassica nigra 1 Brassica oleracea var. acephala 1 Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra 1 Brassica oleracea var. botrytis 1 Brassica oleracea var. capitata 1 Brassica oleracea var. italica 1 Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis 1 Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis 1 Brassica sp. 1 Canavalia ensiformis 1 Canavalia gladiata 1 Canna edulis 1 Capsicum annuum 1 Capsicum baccatum 1 Capsicum chinense 1 Capsicum frutescens 1 Capsicum pubescens 1 Capsicum sp. 1 Celosia argentea 1 Chrysanthemum coronarium 1 Cicer arietinum 1

Citrullus lanatus 1 Clitoria sp. 1 Clitoria ternatea 1 Coccinia grandis 1 Corchorus olitorius 1 Cosmos sp. 1 Cucumis melo 1 Cucumis sativus 1 Cucumis sp. 1 Cucurbita ficifolia 1 Cucurbita lundelliana 1 Cucurbita maxima 1 Cucurbita mixta 1 Cucurbita moschata 1 Cucurbita pepo 1 Curcuma domestica 1 Curcuma zedoaria 1 Cyphomandra betacea 1 Cyphomandra sp. 1 Daucus carota 1 Diplazium esculentum 1 Foeniculum vulgare 1 Hibiscus sabdariffa 1 Hylocereus undatus 1

54 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Lablab purpureus 1 Lactuca sativa 1 Lagenaria siceraria 1 Luffa acutangula 1 Luffa sp. 1 Lycopersicon cerasiforme 1 Lycopersicon cheesmanii 1 Lycopersicon esculentum 1 Lycopersicon glandulosum 1 Lycopersicon hirsutum 1 Lycopersicon peruvianum 1 Lycopersicon peruvianum var. 1 humifusum Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium 1 Mentha arvensis 1 Momordica balsamina 1 Momordica charantia 1 Momordica cochinchinensis 1 Momordica sp. 1 Moringa oleifera 1 Mucuna curanii 1 Ocimum basilicum 1 Ocimum sanctum 1 Phaseolus lunatus 1

Phaseolus vulgaris 1 Pisum sativum 1 Pithaya sp. 1 Psophocarpus sp. 1 Psophocarpus tetragonolobus 1 Raphanus sativus 1 Renealmia sp. 1 Sesbania grandiflora 1 Solanum aculeatissimum 1 Solanum aethiopicum 1 Solanum americanum 1 Solanum anguivi 1 Solanum aviculare 1 Solanum capsicoides 1 Solanum ferox 1 Solanum incanum 1 Solanum linociera 1 Solanum macrocarpon 1 Solanum mammosum 1 Solanum melongena 1 Solanum nigrum 1 Solanum nodiflorum 1 Solanum parkinsonii 1 Solanum rostratum 1

55 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Solanum sanitwongsei 1 Solanum sisymbriifolium 1 Solanum sp. 1 Solanum spinosissimum 1 Solanum spp. 1 Solanum surattense 1 Solanum torvum 1 Solanum viarum 1 Talinum triangulare 1

Trichosanthes cucumerina var. 1 anguina Vigna radiata 1 Vigna umbellata 1 Vigna unguiculata 1 Vigna unguiculata subsp. 1 sesquipedalis Vigna unguiculata x V. 1 sesquipedalis Zingiber officinale 1 Seed germination, seedling Syzygium aqueum 1 development interspecific grafting Syzygium cumini 13 studies of the Philippines syzygiums Syzygium curanii 3 Syzygium dombeyi 2 Syzygium jambos 1 Syzygium malaccense 1 Syzygium polycephaloides 1 Syzygium samarangense 4 Syzygium sp. 3 Syzygium sumatranum 1 Seed testing and conservation Annona cherimola 1 research of indigenous and selected Annona cherimola x Annona 1 introduced fruit species of the squamosa Philippines Annona glabra 1 Annona montana 1 Annona muricata 1 Annona purpurea 1 Annona reticulata 1 Annona squamosa 1 Artocarpus altilis 1 Artocarpus elasticus 1 Artocarpus heterophyllus 1 Artocarpus integer 1 Artocarpus lakoocha 1 Artocarpus odoratissimus 1 Artocarpus rigidus 1 Artocarpus sp. 1 Averrhoa bilimbi 1 Averrhoa carambola 1 Baccaurea dulcis 1

56 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Bactris setulosa 1 Blighia sapida 1 Bouea macrophylla 1 Burckella obovata 1 Byrsenima coriacea var spicata 1 Canarium indicum 1 Casimiroa edulis 1 Chrysobalanus icaco 1 Chrysophyllum caimito 1 Chrysophyllum oliviforme 1 Citrofortunella microcarpa 1 Citrus aurantium 1 Citrus limon 1 Citrus maxima 1 Citrus medica 1 Citrus reticulata 1 Citrus sp. 1 Clavija sp. 1 Coccoloba uvifera 1 Cubilia cubili 1 Dillenia megalantha 1 Dillenia philippinensis 1 Diospyros blancoi 1 Diospyros cauliflora 1

Diospyros digyna 1 Diospyros kauki 1 Diospyros phyrrocarpa 1 Diplodiscus paniculatus 1 Dovyalis hebecarpa 1 Durio zibethinus 1 Eugenia dombeyi 1 Eugenia sp. 1 Eugenia stipitata 1 Eugenia uniflora 1 Eugenia victoricana 1 Euphoria didyma 1 Flacourtia jangomas 1 Flacourtia rukam 1 Garcinia binucao 1 Garcinia dulcis 1 Garcinia kydia 1 Garcinia lateriflora 1 priority Garcinia mangostana 1 Garcinia xanthochymus 1 Glenniea philippinensis 1 Glycine max 1 Inocarpus fagifer 1 Lansium domesticum 1

57 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Lepisanthes alata 1 Lepisanthes amoena 1 Lepisanthes fruticosa 1 Limonia acidissima 1 Litchi chinensis 1 Mangifera altissima 1 Mangifera caesia 1 Mangifera indica 1 Mangifera laurina 1 Mangifera odorata 1 Manilkara kauki 1 Manilkara zapota 1 Melicoccus bijugatus 1 Muntingia calabura 1 Nephelium lappaceum 1 Nephelium ramboutan-ake 1 Nephelium sp. 1 Persea americana 1 Pouteria caimito 1 Pouteria campechiana 1 Pouteria obovata 1 Pouteria sapota 1 Pouteria sp. 1 Psidium angulatum 1

Psidium friedrichsthalianum 1 Psidium guajava 1 Psidium guineense 1 Psidium littorale 1 Psidium lucidium 1 Psidium sp. 1 Pyrus communis 1 Quararibea mestonii 1 Rheedia edulis 1 Rheedia magnifolia 1 Rhodomyrtus tomentosa 1 Rollinia mucosa 1 Rollinia sp. 1 Sandoricum koetjape 1 Saurauia bontocensis 1 Semecarpus cuneiformis 1 Syzygium aqueum 1 Syzygium cumini 1 Syzygium curanii 1 Syzygium dombeyi 1 Syzygium jambos 1 Syzygium malaccense 1 Syzygium polycephaloides 1 Syzygium samarangense 1

58 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Syzygium sp. 1 Syzygium sumatranum 1 Tamarindus indica 1 Terminalia catappa 1 Terminalia microcarpa 1 Theobroma bicolor 1 Vangueria madagascariensis 1 Ziziphus mauritiana 1 Ziziphus spina-christi 1 MMSU Garlic Cultivars for Ilocos Provinces Allium sativum 6 NARC Collection, Conservation and Musa textilis 773 111 Characterization of Abaca Germplasm NTA Germplasm Collection, Purification, Nicotiana spp. 25 17 Maintenance and Characterization of Nicotiana tabacum 18 3 Different Tobacco Varieties, Lines, Nicotiana tabacum 378 304 Tobacco Introductions and Related Species Nicotiana tabacum 100 90 PCA-ZRC Collection and evaluation of coconut Cocos nucifera 224 85 cultivars and conservation of genetic resources PhilRice Collection, Conservation and Oryza sativa 5,000 Characterization of Rice Germplasm PhilRootcrops Collection and maintenance of other Maranta arundinacea 36 minor rootcrops Pachyrrhizus erosus 44 Xanthosoma sagitifolium 7 Collection, maintenance and Colocasia esculenta 310 characterization of taro germplasm Collection, maintenance and Dioscorea alata 221 evaluation of different Dioscorea Dioscorea bulbifera 15 species Dioscorea esculenta 72 Dioscorea hispida 20 Dioscorea pentaphylla 1 Dioscorea rotundata 17 Maintenance and evaluation of Manihot esculenta 329 cassava germplasm Maintenance, characterization and Ipomoea batatas 941 documentation of sweetpotato germplasm SEARICE CVSCAFT Center-based seed bank Oryza sativa 180 Management and Conservation of Oryza sativa 589 609 Rice Germplasm SRA- Germplasm Collection, Saccharum officinarum 10 7 LGAREC Characterization and Maintenance Saccharum sinense 2 Saccharum sp. 944 535 Saccharum spontaneum 248 6 WPU Conservation and utilization of tropical Artocarpus champeden 10 fruit species diversity in the Chisocheton sp. Philippines Durio graveolens Durio zibethinus 5 Garcinia benthami 10

59 Continuation of Table 5.

No. of Accessions Number of safely Stakeholder Ex situ collection Project Name of Taxon Accession duplicated at other genebanks

Nephelium ramboutan-ake 10 Nephelium sp. 5 Willughbeia sp. 5 Tampoy 5 Rainforestation Project In Palawan Agathis philippinensis 1 Artocarpus blancoi 1 Artocarpus hetrophyllus 1 Azadirachta interifolia 1 Canarium ovatum 1 Casuaeina equisetifolia 1 Casuarina rumphiana 1 Citrus sp. 2 Cocos nucifera 3 Colona serratifolia 1 Daymachalon clusiflorum 1 Diospyrrus pilosanthera 1 Dipterocarpus grandiflorus 1 Dipterocarpus kasseltii 1 Dracontamelon dao 1 Hevea brasiliensis 1 Instia bijuga 1 Ixora finlaysoniana 1 Kompassia excelsa 1 Koordersiodendron pinnatum 1 L;ansium domesticum 1 Macaranga tanarius 1 Mangifera indica 2 Musa sp. 3 Musa textilis 2 Neoletsea vidallii 1 Pagium edule 1 Polyscias nodosa 1 Pometia puinnata 1 Pterocarpus indicus 1 Samanea saman 1 Senalbizia acle 1 Shorea astylos 1 Sweitenia mahogany 1 Tarentha stenantha 1 Terminalia catappa 1 Trichospermum discolor 1 Tristania decorticata 1 Veitchia merillii 1 Vitex parviflora 1 Cashew Field Genebank Anacardium occidentale 140 Palawan Rice Germplasm Oryza sativa 48

21 80 851 50,082 2,222

60 Most of the SHs maintain duplicates of their germplasm at the Institute of Plant Breeding-National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory (IPB-NPGRL), the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC, for vegetables) and IRRI (rice). ERDB has its duplicates sent to their other branches located in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Region 11, and Region 6. DA-STIARC because of their project sent their duplicates to BPI National Crop Research and Development Centers in Baguio and Davao. On the other hand, SEARICE and PCA-ZRC have their duplicates at PhilRice and Panay State Polytechnic College, respectively.

Table 5a gives the number of accessions of the different crop species maintained by 16 agencies/SHs that are not yet participating in the establishment of the NISM in thecountry. A total of 122,880 accessions of 265 crop species are held by these agencies. IRRI holds the highest number of accessions of Oryza sativa which totals 116,928.

Table 5a. Number of accessions of crop species held by SHs not participating in the NISM. Crop Species Stakeholders Total No. of Accessions Common Name/Taxon Name BPI Iloilo Anacardium occidentale 5 Annona atemoya 1 Annona comosus 3 Annona muricata 1 Anthurium andraeanum 14 Artocarpus altilis 1 Artocarpus heterophyllus 3 Averrhoa carambola 2 Citrus maxima 1 Citrus microcarpa 1 Coffea sp. 4 Diospyros blancoi 1 Heliconia psittacorum x H. marginata 1 Heliconia sp. 16 Lancium domesticum 3 Malphigia glabra 1 Mangifera indica 5 Manilkara zapota 5 Nephelium lappaceum 5 Persea americana 1 Psidium guajava 2 Sandoricum koetjape 3 Syzygium aqueum 2

61 Continuation Table 5a Crop Species Stakeholders Total No. of Accessions Common Name/Taxon Name Syzygium cumini 2

Tamarindus indica 1 BSU Anthurium andraeanum 68 Lillium philippinesis (Benguet lily) 1 Chrysanthemum morifolium 90 Dendranthema grandiflora 17 Fragaria ananassa 32 Hibiscus rosa sinensis 1 Indigenous ferns 42 Medinilla sp. 4 Musa sapientum 25 Rosa sybrida 15 Zantedeschia 11 CLSU Abelmoschus esculentus 1 Allium ascalonicum 8 Annona reticulata 1 Arachis hypogaea 8 Averrhoa carambola 1 Capsicum annuum 2 Capsicum frutescens 4 Citrus aurantifolia 1 Citrus maxima 1 Citrus microcarpa 1 Citrus sinensis 1 Cucumis melo 1 Cucurbita maxima 5 Glycine max 2 Helianthus annuus 5 Ipomoea batatas 2 Kampilan 2 Lablab purpureus 1 Lagenaria siceraria 1 Luffa acutangula 2 Lycopersicum lycopersicon 8 Mangifera indica 1 Manilkara zapota 1 Momordica charantia 4 Musa sp. 10 Nephelium lappaceum 1

62 Continuation Table 5a Crop Species Stakeholders Total No. of Accessions Common Name/Taxon Name Oryza sativa 235 Pachyrrizus erosus 1 Phaseolus lunatus 1 Psophocarpus tetragonolobus 1 Sandoricum koetjape 1 Sesamum indicum 14 Solanum melongena 12 Syzygium avaragensi 1 Tamarindus indica 1 Vigna radiata 5 Vigna unguiculata 1 Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis 3 Zea mays 4 CODA Gossypium arboreum 339 Gossypium barbadense 13 Gossypium herbaceum 7 Gossypium hirsutum 299 Gossypium sp. 3 CSU Athyrium esculentum 2 Caryota cumingii 1 Thysanolaena maxima 2 EVIARC Artocarpus heterophyllus 16 Citrus limon 1 Citrus reticulata 1 Citrus sinensis 2 Durio zibethinus 3 Fortunella sp. 1 Garcinia sp 1 Lansium domesticum 2 Mangifera indica 6 Nephelium lappaceum 39 Persea americana 3 Sandoricum koetjape 1 IRRI Oryza sativa 116,928 ISU Colocassia esculenta 4 Dioscorea alata 2 Ipomoea batatas 16 Manihot esculenta 6 Solanum tuberosum 1

63 Continuation Table 5a Crop Species Stakeholders Total No. of Accessions Common Name/Taxon Name ISCAF Allium odoratum 1 Camiling 1 Carica papaya 1 Cassia alata 1 Cinnamomum camphora 1 Coleus amboinicus 1 Cymbopogon citratus 1 Daguei 1 Darlingtonia californica 1 Galiwgiwon 1 Gutmo 1 Herbaca 1 Hopal vine 1 Kalanchoe pinnata 1 Medinilla sp. 2 Mentha arvensis 1 Mentha sp. 1 Mirabilis jalapa 1 Moringa oleifera 1 Pandanus odoratissimus 1 Premna odorata 1 Ricinus communis 1 Saurauia elegans 1 Talinum triangulare 1 Tinospora crispa 1 Vitex negundo 1 NPRCRTC Aroids 7 Campanulatus 2 Canna edulis 3 Colocasia esculenta 20 Dasheen type 2 Dioscorea alata 100 Dioscorea bulbifera 3 Dioscorea esculenta 4 Dioscorea hispida 3 Dioscorea japonica 1 Dioscorea pentapyhlla 1 Dioscorea rotumdata 2 Dioscorea trifida 2

64 Continuation Table 5a Crop Species Stakeholders Total No. of Accessions Common Name/Taxon Name Ipomoea batatas 961 Marantha arundinacea 3 Solanum tuberosum 23 Xanthosoma sagittifolium 4 Yam bean - like 1 PAES Anacardium occidentale 219 PHILSURIN Saccharum sp. 580 PICRI Agave cantala 1 Agave sisalina 1 Alpinia zerumbet 1 Ananas comosus 1 Artemisia sp. 1 Bixa orellana 3 Cananga odorata 1 Corchorus sp. 1 Curcuma longa 1 Cymbopogon citratus 1 Cymbopogon nardus 1 Gossypium hirsutum 13 Hevea brasiliensis 112 Jasminum sambac 3 Laurus nobilis 1 Mentha arvensis 1 Morus sp. 1 Musa textilis 16 Ocimum basilicum 1 Ocimum sp. 3 Pandanus sp. 1 Piper nigrum 2 Pogostemon cablin 2 Sanseviera begonia 1 Vanilla plamifolia 1 Vetiveria zizanoides 1 Wikstroemia indica 1 Wikstroemia lanceolata 1 Wikstroemia meyeniana 1 Wikstroemia ovata 1 QSC Acacia mangium 1 Afzelia rhomboidea 1

65 Continuation Table 5a Crop Species Stakeholders Total No. of Accessions Common Name/Taxon Name Agathis philippinensis 1 Aglaia gigantea 1 Anacardium occidentale 1 Annona atemoya 1 Annona muricata 1 Annona squamosa 1 Arenga pinnata 1 Artocarpus altilis 1 Artocarpus blancoi 1 Artocarpus heterophyllus 1 Averrhoa bilimbi 1 Averrhoa carambola 1 Azadirachta indica 1 Bauhinia malabarica 1 Bischofia javanica 1 Bixa orellana 1 Calamus sp. 1 Callistemon lanceolatus 1 Canarium lusonicum 1 Canarium ovatum 1 Cassia fistula 1 Chinese atis 1 Chrysophyllum cainito 1 Cinnamonum mindanaense 1 Coffea sp. 1 Cynometra elmeri 1 Dillenia philippinensis 1 Dimocarpus didyma 1 Dimocarpus longan 1 Diospyros blancoi 1 Diospyros philippinensis 1 Diospyros pilosanthera 1 Dipterocarpus grandiflorus 1 Draconteomelon dao 1 Durio zibethinus 1 Erythrina orientalis 1 Eucalyptus europhylla 1 Eugenia dombeyi 1 Ficus balete 1

66 Continuation Table 5a Crop Species Stakeholders Total No. of Accessions Common Name/Taxon Name Ficus nota 1 Ficus pubinervis 1 Ficus variegata 1 Garcinia binucao 1 Garcinia mangostana 1 Guioa koelreuteria 1 Heterophyllus odoratissimus 1 Hopea malibato 1 Intsia bijuga 1 Juglans regia 1 Kydia calycina 1 Lagerstroemia speciosa 1 Litchi chinensis 1 Litsea glutinosa 1 Malaniyog 1 Manilkara zapota 1 Michelia champaca 1 Mimosa unguis 1 Morella faya 1 Opuntia ficus-indica 1 Panglomboyen 1 Parashorea malaanonan 1 Persea americana 1 Pinanga coronata 1 Pinus insularis 1 Pittosporum pentadrum 1 Polyscias nodosa 1 Pouteria caimito 1 Psidium guajava 1 Pterocarpus indicus 1 Rheedia edulis 1 Samanea saman 1 Sandoricum koetjape 1 Semecarpus cuneiformis 1 Shorea Contorta 1 Shorea guiso 1 Shorea negrosensis 1 Shores ploysprma 1 Sindora supa 1

67 Continuation Table 5a Crop Species Stakeholders Total No. of Accessions Common Name/Taxon Name Spathodea campanulata 1 Spondias purpurea 2 Syzygium cumini 1 Syzygium curranii 1 Syzygium samarangense 1 Syzygium tripinnatum 1 Tectona grandis 1 Terminalia catappa 1 Theobroma cacao 1 Toona calantas 1 Vitex parviflora 1 RMTU Anacardium occidentale 5 Mangifera indica 78 Musa sp. 17 USM Citrus reticulata x C. paradisi 1 Citrus aurantifolia 1 Citrus maxima 1 Citrus meyeri 1 Citrus microcarpa 1 Citrus paradisi 1 Citrus reticulata 5 Citrus sinensis 4 Citrus unshiu 1 Citrus limon 1 Zea mays 210 16 265 122,880

All in all the Philippines holds a total of 918 taxa of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture with a total of 170,807 accessions.

Fifteen out of 18 SHs conserve their collections in field genebanks, with areas ranging from 12 to 2,500,000 square meters (Table 6). Most of the areas still have available spaces for expansion.

Table 6 Type and conditions of germplasm conservation methods used by SHs Type of Conservation Method Total In vitro Seedstore Total area Space Stakeholder 2 volume (meter ) avail. conservation Field Short Medium Long (meters3) unit term term term BPI-BNCRDC x 1,400 Yes BPI-CRD x 1,462 Yes

68 Continuation of Table 6 Type of Conservation Method Total In vitro Seedstore Total area Space Stakeholder 2 volume (meter ) 3 avail. conservation Field Short Medium Long (meters ) unit term term term BPI-DNCRDC x 200,000 Yes x 100 Yes BPI-LBNCRDC x 104 Yes x 162,500 Yes x 2,652 Yes BPI-LGNCRDC x BPI-NMRDC x 50,000 CMU x 12 Yes DA-STIARC x 11,000 Yes DMMMSU x 15,000 Yes x DOA-UPLB x 18 40 Yes ERDB x Yes x x IPB-NPGRL x 120,000 90 Yes x 90 Yes x 35 Yes MMSU x 3,000 Yes NARC x 40,000 Yes x 50 No NTA x x Yes PCA-ZRC x 2,500,000 No x (pollen) 1 Yes x (pollen) 1 Yes PhilRice x 120 240 Yes x Yes x Yes PhilRootcrops x x 25,000 SEARICE x x 1 SRA-LGAREC x 20,000 Yes WPU x 18 8 15 7 3 4

A total of 525 taxa from 28 ex situ projects were collected by 17 SHs. A total of 7,050, 30,692 and 32,402 accessions of different taxa are stored in short-, medium-, and long-term facilities, respectively. On the other hand, 7,076 accessions of different taxa are in field genebanks and 446 are in vitro conservation facilities (Table 7).

69 Table 7. Number of accessions stored in different storage conditions. Number of accessions Seed Storage Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Short- Medium- Long- genebank vitro term term term BPI-BNCRDC Citrus Germplasm Citrus aurantiifolia 6 Conservation and Citrus aurantium 1 Utilization Citrus limon 5 Citrus maxima 11 Citrus paradisi x Poncirus 1 trifoliata Citrus reticulata 30 Citrus reticulata var. austere 4 x Fortunella sp. Citrus reticulata x C. sinensis 2 Citrus sinensis 16 Citrus sinensis x P. trifoliata 3 Citrus sp. 1 Citrus x paradisi 1 Fortunella margarita 2 Fortunella x C. reticulata 1 Poncirus trifoliata 3 BPI-CRD Collecting, identification, Allium odorum 2 characterization and Aloe variegata 2 conservation of medicinal Alpinia speciosa 1 and spice plants Artemisia vulgaris 1 Averhoa balimbi 2 Belamcanda chinensis 1 Blumea balsamifera 1 Capsicum frutescens 1 Cassia alata 1 Cassia occidentalis 1 Catharanthus roseus 2 Centella asiatica 1 Chenopodium ambrosioides 1 Chrysanthemum indicum 1 Cinnamomum verum 1 Coleus amboinicus 2 Coleus blumei 3 Curcuma longa 1 Cymbopogon citratus 1 Datura metel 2 Ehretia microphylla 1 Eleutherine palmifolia 1 Euphorbia hirta 1 Euphorbia neriifolia 1 Grapthophyllum pictum 1 Hemigraphis colorata 1 Hibiscus sabdariffa 1 Impatiens balsamina 2 Jasminum sambac 1 Jathropa curcas 1 Jatropha multifida 1 Justicia gendarussa 2 Kalanchoe laciniata 1

70 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Kalanchoe pinnata 1 Lagerstroemia indica 1 Lantana camara 1 Mentha aquatica x M. spicata 1 Mentha arvensis 1 Mentha spicata 1 Mirabilis jalapa 1 Morinda bracteata 1 Murraya paniculata 1 Ocimum basilicum 1 Ocimum sanctum 1 Ocimum sp. 4 Orthosiphon aristatus 1 Pachyptera alliacea 1 Pandanus odoratissimus 1 Pedilanthus tithymaloides 2 Pelargonium graveolens 1 Peperomia pellucida 1 Phyllanthus niruri 1 Pilea microphylla 1 Piper betle 1 Piper nigrum 1 Pistia stratiotes 1 Pogostemon cablin 1 Premma odorata 1 Psidium guajava 1 Quisqualis falcata 1 Ricinus communis 1 Rosemarinus officinalis 1 Solanum nigrum 1 Synphypum officinale 1 Tabernaemontana 1 pandacaqui Tagetes erecta 2 Talinum paniculatum 1 Tinosphora rumphii 1 Triphasia trifolia 1 Vanilla plamifolia 1 Vetiveria zizanioides 1 Vitex negundo 1 Zingiber officinale 1 BPI- Tropical Fruit Crops Achras sapota 6 DNCRDC Germplasm Anacardium occidentale 1 Anacolosa luzoniensis 1 Annona muricata 2 Annona squamosa 1 Artocarpus altilis 1 Artocarpus heterophyllus 27 Artocarpus odoratissimus 1 Averrhoa bilimbi 1 Averrhoa carambola 1

71 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Blighia sapida 1 Canarium ovatum 1 Casimiroa edulis 1 Chrysophillum cainito 2 Citrus grandis 31 Citrus jambhiri 1 Citrus medica 18 Citrus nobilis 15 Citrus reticulata 4 Citrus sinensis 24 Citrus sp. 2 Citrus tangerina 11 Citrus x paradisi 3 Diospyros blancoi 1 Diospyros kauki 1 Durio sp. 1 Durio zibethinus 164 Eriobotrya japonica 1 Garcinia binucao 1 Garcinia mangostana 2 Lansium domesticum 7 Litchi chinensis 4 Lucuma nervosa 1 Malpighia glabra 1 Mangifera caesia 1 Mangifera indica 51 Nephelium intermedium 1 Nephelium lappaceum 20 Persea americana 30 Pouteria caimito 1 Psidium guajava 20 Punica granatum 1 Quararibea mestonii 1 Rollinia mucosa 1 Sandoricum koetjape 2 Spondias purpurea 2 Syzygium aqueum 1 Syzygium cumini 2 Syzygium samarangense 2 Tamarindus indica 2 Ziziphus mauritiana 1 Southeast Asian Regional Musa sp. 220 174 Germplasm for Banana and Plantain BPI- Acquisition, Conservation Cucurbita moschata 24 LBNCRDC and Utilization of Priority Glycine max 7 Vegetables (Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum 101 Eggplant, Yardlong bean, Squash, Mungbean and Solanum melongena 63 Vegetable Soybean) Vigna radiata 135 Vigna unguiculata 97

72 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Germplasm Conservation, Abelmoschus esculentus 18 Regeneration, Documen- Amaranthus viridis 13 tation, Characterization and Amaranthus tricolor 12 Evaluation of Indigenous Vegetables Amaranthus dubius 1 Basella sp. 12 Benincasa hispida 4 Corchorus olitorius 13 Cucurbita moschata 3 Lagenaria siceraria 5 Luffa acutangula 7 Luffa aegyptiaca 1 Lycopersicon esculentum 15 Momordica charantia 15 Psophocarpus 5 tetragonolobus Solanum melongena 2 Vigna unguiculata 5 Aquatica ipomea 2 Hibiscus sabdariffa 1 Benincasa hispida 4 Glycine max 12 Clitoria ternatea 1 Participatory Evaluation of Abelmoschus esculentus 3 Selected Indigenous Amaranthus dubius 1 Vegetable Accessions Amaranthus tricolor 12 Basella alba 2 Benincasa hispida 4 Corchorus olitorius 6 Cucumis sativus 1 Cucurbita moschata 7 Glycine max 12 Hibiscus sabdariffa 1 Ipomoea aquatica 2 Lagenaria siceraria 4 Luffa acutangula 8 Luffa aegyptiaca 1 Lycopersicon esculentum 7 Momordica charantia 2 Solanum melongena 2 Trichosanthes cucumerina 7 Vigna unguiculata 5 Pilot School of Garden of Abelmoschus esculentus 1 Indigenous Vegetables and Amaranthus viridis 1 In-Country Training of Basella alba 1 Women Corchorus olitorius 1 Glycine max 1 Hibiscus sabdariffa 1 Ipomoea aquatica 2 Lagenaria siceraria 1 Luffa acutangula 1 Momordica charantia 1

73 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Vigna unguiculata 1 Moringa oleifera 1

Vigna unguiculata 1 sesquipedalis spp. Conservation Vanda 1 /Establishment of Asexual Phalaenopsis 1 and sexual of different Cattleya 1 varieties of Orchids Dendrobium 2 Collection,conservation Areca catechu 1 and distribution of sexually Indian tree 1 and asexually propagated McArthur Palm 1 ornamental plants Alibangbang 1 Agloanema spp. 1 Anthurium andraenum 1 Aspidistra elatior 1 Dieffenbachia 1 Calatheas spp. 1 Codiaeum variegatum 1 Ivora spp. 1 Dracaena compacta 1 Dracaena sanderiana 1 Euphorbia spp. 1 Nephrolepis exaltata 1 Dracaena godseffiana 1 Hibiscus rosasinensis 1 Dracaena surculosa 1 Dracaena frazrans 'Lindenii" 1 Hymenocallis littoralis 1 "Variegata" Lagerstroemia indica 1 Licuala grandis 1 Chrysalidocarpus lutescens 1 Peperomia pellucida 1 Philodendro spp. 1 Philodendron wenlandii 1 Microsorium punctatum 1 Sansevieria spp. 1 Dracaena reflexa 1 Dracaena thalioides 1 Dracaena marginata 1 Philodendronx 'Weber's 1 selfheading Cordyline fruticosa 1 Dracaena marginata 1 Liriope muscari "varegata' 1 Bougainvilea spectabilis 1 Horse tail (B) 1 Jatropha pandurifolia 1 Mussaenda spp. 1 Dracaena surculosa 1 Osmoxylon geelvinkianum 1 Polyscias balfouriana 1

74 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Palisota manii 1 Rhoeo spathacea 1 Duranta repens 1 Spathiphyllum spp. 1 Spathoglottis spp. 1 Cyrtostachys renda 1 Thurbergia spp. 1 Mussaenda spp. 1 Murraya paniculata 1 Collection, conservation Mangifera indica 30 and utilization of different Persea americana 8 fruit trees ( Foundation / Anacardium occidentale 1 Scion grove project at BPI- LBNCRDC) Annona muricata 3 Syzygium cumini 2 Artocarpus heterophyllus 1 Sandoricum koetjape 11 Chrysophyllum cainito 3 Manilikara zapota 8

Nephelium lappaceum 7 Lansium domesticum 4 Macadamia integrifolia 1 Litchi chinensis 2 Averrhoa carambola 2 Durio zibethinus 5 Diospyros blancoi 32 Diospyros philippinensis 4 Trapa natans 1 Gnetum gmemon 1 Annona reticulata 4 Diospyros ebenaster 1 Pithecellobium dulce 1 Ziziphu jujuba 6 Malpighia glabra 1 Theobroma cacao 15 Tamarindus indica 3 Anacolosa luzoniensis 1 BPI-NMRDC Genebank Evaluation on Mangifera indica 75 Mango (Collection, conser- Mangifera monandra 1 vation, characterization and Mangifera odorata 1 documentation) DA-STIARC Citrus Germplasm Citrofortunella microcarpa 2 Collection Citrus latifolia 4 Citrus limon 2 Citrus maxima 14 Citrus eticulate 6 Citrus sinensis 7 Foundation Scion Grove Mangifera indica 22 Germplasm Collection Artocarpus heterophyllus 1 Canarium ovatum 1 Durio zibethinus 4 Lansium domesticum 3 Litchi chinensis 5

75 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Nephelium lappaceum 4 DMMMSU Ethnobotanical Survey of Pachyrrhizus erosus 2 indigenous/wild plants used as Food by Ilocanos Germplasm Collection, Morus alba 204 conservation, Characterization, Evaluation, Selection and Documentation of Mulberry Varieties Germplasm Collection, Musa sp. Evaluation and Maintenance of Banana Cultivars in la Union DOA-UPLB Rice Germplasm Oryza sativa 1,350 Acquisition, Oryza sp. 44 Characterization, Evaluation, Conservation and Documentation IPB-NPGRL National repository Abelmoschus esculentus 920 920 Abelmoschus manihot 8 8 Abelmoschus moschatus 28 28 Abelmoschus sp. 9 9 Abelmoschus tetraphyllus 3 3 Acca sellowiana 1 Adansonia digitata 1 Aegle marmelos 1 Aglaia clarkii 1 Aglaia everettii 1 Aiphanes caryotifolia 1 Alberata magna 1 Allium ampeloprasum 2 2 Allium cepa 279 279 Allium fistulosum 7 7 Allium monanthum 2 2 Allium odorum 7 7 Allium porrum 1 1 Allium sativum 3 3 Allium schoenoprasum 4 4 eticulate. 1 1 Allium tuberosum 1 1 Amaranthus atropurpureus 1 1 Amaranthus blitum 1 1 Amaranthus caudatus 3 3 Amaranthus cruentus 7 7 Amaranthus dubius 15 15 Amaranthus gracilis 28 28 Amaranthus hybridus 1 1 Amaranthus 21 21 hypochondriacus Amaranthus retroflexus 4 4 Amaranthus spinosus 5 5 Amaranthus spp. 57 57 Amaranthus tricolor 150 150

76 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Amaranthus viridis 14 14 Anacardium occidentale 143 Anacardium pumilum 1 Anacolosa frutescens 13 Ananas comosus 39 Annona cherimola 1 Annona cherimola x Annona 2 squamosa Annona crassifolia 1 Annona glabra 1 Annona montana 1 Annona muricata 4 Annona purpurea 1 Annona reticulata 9 Annona squamosa 7 Antidesma bunius 2 Antidesma ghaesembilla 1 Antidesma penttandrum 1 Apium graveolens 2 2 Arachis hypogaea 1,272 1,272 Ardisia sp. 1 Artocarpus altilis 2 Artocarpus elasticus 2 Artocarpus heterophyllus 13 Artocarpus integer 2 Artocarpus lakoocha 1

Artocarpus odoratissimus 4 Artocarpus rigidus 1 Artocarpus sp. 1 Asparagus officinalis 1 1 Astrocaryum tucuma 1 Averrhoa bilimbi 2 Averrhoa carambola 12 Baccaurea dulcis 1 Bactris setulosa 1 Basella alba 69 69 Basella rubra 11 11 Benincasa hispida 83 83 Blighia sapida 1 Borojoa patinoi 1 Bouea macrophylla 1 Brassica campestris 8 8 Brassica carinata 36 36 Brassica cernua 5 5 Brassica juncea 12 12 Brassica napus ssp. Napus 7 7 Brassica napus subsp. 1 1 Napobrassica Brassica nigra 1 1 Brassica oleracea var. acephala 11 11 Brassica oleracea var. 3 3 alboglabra

77 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Brassica oleracea var. 10 10 botrytis Brassica oleracea var. 68 68 capitata Brassica oleracea var. italica 5 5 Brassica rapa subsp. 137 137 Chinensis Brassica rapa subsp. 39 39 Pekinensis Brassica sp. 3 3 Burckella obovata 1 Byrsenima coriacea var 1 spicata Cajanus cajan 629 629 Canarium indicum 1 Canarium luzonicum 1 Canarium ovatum 75 Canavalia ensiformis 13 13 Canavalia gladiata 40 40 Canna edulis 2 Capsicum annuum 210 210 Capsicum baccatum 110 110 Capsicum chinense 155 155 Capsicum frutescens 1,362 1,362 Capsicum pubescens 9 9 Capsicum sp. 34 34 Carica papaya 1 1 Carica sp. 2 2 Carissa carandas 1 Casimiroa edulis 1 Cayaponia capitata 1 Celosia argentea 14 14 Chrysanthemum coronarium 15 15 Chrysobalanus icaco 1 Chrysophillum caimito 1 Chrysophyllum oliviforme 1 Cicer arietinum 407 407 Citrofortunella microcarpa 2 Citrullus lanatus 91 91 Citrus aurantiifolia 1 Citrus aurantium 1 Citrus limon 1 Citrus maxima 6 Citrus medica 1 Citrus reticulata 2 Citrus sp. 1 Clavija sp. 1 Clitoria sp. 1 1 Clitoria ternatea 40 40 Coccinia grandis 1 1 Coccoloba uvifera 1 Corchorus olitorius 52 52

78 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Cosmos sp. 1 1 Cubilia cubili 2 Cucumis melo 152 152 Cucumis sativus 131 131 Cucumis sp. 4 4 Cucurbita ficifolia 29 29 Cucurbita lundelliana 1 1 Cucurbita maxima 43 43 Cucurbita mixta 1 1 Cucurbita moschata 135 135 Cucurbita pepo 24 24 Curcuma domestica 11 Curcuma zedoaria 1 Cyphomandra betacea 1 Cyphomandra sp. 2 Daucus carota 34 34 Dillenia megalantha 1 Dillenia philippinensis 2 Diospyros blancoi 5 Diospyros cauliflora 1 Diospyros digyna 1 Diospyros kauki 1 Diospyros phyrrocarpa 1 Diplazium esculentum 8 Diplodiscus paniculatus 3 Dovyalis hebecarpa 1 Durio zibethinus 43 Elaeagnus triflora 1 Eleutherine palmifolia 1 Eugenia dombeyi 2 Eugenia sp. 1 Eugenia stipitata 1 Eugenia uniflora 2 Eugenia victoricana 1 Euphoria didyma 5 Flacourtia jangomas 1 Flacourtia rukam 11 Foeniculum vulgare 10 10 Garcinia binucao 2 Garcinia dulcis 1 Garcinia kydia 1 Garcinia lateriflora 2 Garcinia mangostana 36 Garcinia xanthochymus 1 Glenniea philippinensis 1 Glycine max 1,381 1,381 Glycosmis pentaphylla 1 1 Gnetum gnemon 10 Gnetum latifolium 1 Hedychium coronarium 1 Hibiscus sabdariffa 10 10

79 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Hydnocarpus sp. 1 Hylocereus undatus 3 Inga edulis 1 Inga sp. 3 Inga spectabilis 1 Inocarpus fagifer 1 Jasminum sambac 2 Kalanchoe pinnata 3 Lablab purpureus 257 257 Lactuca sativa 43 43 Lagenaria siceraria 218 218 Lansium domesticum 4 Lepisanthes alata 1 Lepisanthes amoena 1 Lepisanthes fruticosa 1 Limonia acidissima 1 Litchi chinensis 9 Luffa acutangula 435 435 Luffa sp. 4 4 Lycopersicon cerasiforme 110 110 Lycopersicon cheesmanii 2 2 Lycopersicon esculentum 4,314 4,314 Lycopersicon glandulosum 8 8 Lycopersicon hirsutum 12 12 Lycopersicon peruvianum 55 55 Lycopersicon peruvianum 2 2 var. humifusum Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium 248 248 Macadamia integrifolia 2 Macadamia tetraphylla 1 Malpighia glabra 1 Mangifera altissima 2 Mangifera caesia 1 Mangifera indica 174 Mangifera laurina 1 Mangifera odorata 10 Manilkara kauki 3 Manilkara zapota 80 Melicoccus bijugatus 2 Mentha arvensis 4 Momordica balsamina 1 1 Momordica charantia 132 132 Momordica cochinchinensis 1 1 Momordica sp. 4 4 Moringa oleifera 40 40 Mucuna curanii 24 24 Muntingia calabura 1 Murraya paniculata 1 Musa acuminata 2 Musa balbisiana 102 Musa coccinea 1

80 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Musa ornata 1 Musa sp. 1 Musa x paradisiaca 93 Myrciaria cauliflora 1 Myrciaria vexator 1 Nephelium lappaceum 2 Nephelium ramboutan-ake 1 Nephelium sp. 4 Ocimum basilicum 16 16 Ocimum sanctum 6 6 Orthosiphon aristatus 1 Pachyrrhizus erosus 61 61 Panicum miliaceum 1 1 Parmentiera edulis 1 Passiflora alata 1 1 Passiflora coccinea 1 1 Passiflora edulis 1 1 Passiflora quadrangularis 1 1 Passiflora sp. 1 1 Pereskia aculeata 2 Persea americana 4 Phaseolus lunatus 689 689 Phaseolus sp. 1 1 Phaseolus vulgaris 528 528 Pisum sativum 789 789 Pithaya sp. 1 Poroma cecrongefolia 1 Posadaea sp. 1 Pouteria caimito 22 Pouteria campechiana 23 Pouteria obovata 1 Pouteria sapota 1 Pouteria sp. 1 Pseudocalymma alliaceum 1 Psidium angulatum 1 Psidium friedrichsthalianum 1 Psidium guajava 5 Psidium guineense 1 Psidium littorale 1 Psidium lucidium 1 Psidium sp. 2 Psophocarpus sp. 1 1 Psophocarpus 179 179 tetragonolobus Punica granatum 1 Pyrus communis 1 Quararibea mestonii 1 Raphanus sativus 39 39 Renealmia sp. 1 Rheedia edulis 1 Rheedia magnifolia 1

81 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Rhodomyrtus tomentosa 1 Rollinia mucosa 1 Rollinia sp. 1 Sandoricum koetjape 6 Saurauia bontocensis 1 Semecarpus cuneiformis 2 Sesbania grandiflora 14 14 Socratea sp. 1 Solanum aculeatissimum 4 4 Solanum aethiopicum 5 5 Solanum americanum 1 1 Solanum anguivi 1 1 Solanum aviculare 1 1 Solanum capsicoides 2 2 Solanum ferox 1 1 Solanum incanum 1 1 Solanum linociera 5 5 Solanum macrocarpon 2 2 Solanum mammosum 3 3 Solanum melongena 642 642 Solanum nigrum 19 19 Solanum nodiflorum 1 1 Solanum parkinsonii 2 2 Solanum rostratum 1 1 Solanum sanitwongsei 1 1 Solanum sisymbriifolium 1 1 Solanum sp. 12 12 Solanum spinosissimum 1 1 Solanum spp. 14 14 Solanum stramoniifolium 1 1 Solanum surattense 7 7 Solanum torvum 4 4 Solanum viarum 1 1 Sorghum bicolor 1,190 1,190 Spondias cytherea 2 Spondias pinnata 1 Spondias purpurea 2 Spondias sp. 1 Spondias tuberosa 1 Sterculia foetida 1 Sterculia sp. 1 Sterculia stipularis 1 Synsepalum dulcificum 1 Talinum triangulare 20 20 Tamarindus indica 12 Terminalia catappa 1 Terminalia microcarpa 1 Theobroma bicolor 1 Trichosanthes cucumerina 22 22 var. anguina Triphasia trifolia 4

82 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro Triticum aestivum 2 2 Vangueria madagascariensis 1 Vigna aconitifolia 3 3 Vigna angularis 23 23 Vigna glabrescens 1 1 Vigna marina 7 7 Vigna mungo 46 46 Vigna pilosa 1 1 Vigna radiata 6,889 6,889 Vigna sp. 7 7 Vigna sublobata 1 1 Vigna triloba 1 1 Vigna umbellata 150 150 Vigna unguiculata 1,248 1,248 Vigna unguiculata subsp. 558 558 Sesquipedalis Vigna unguiculata x V. 15 15 sesquipedalis Wittinia sp. 1 Zea mays subsp. Mexicana 2 2 Zingiber officinale 16 Ziziphus mauritiana 2 Ziziphus spina-christi 1 MMSU Garlic Cultivars for Ilocos Allium sativum 5 Provinces NARC Collection, morphological Musa textilis 773 211 characterization and maintenance of abaca germplasm NTA Germplasm Collection, Nicotiana spp. 26 47 Purification, Maintenance Nicotiana tabacum 576 483 and Characterization of Different Tobacco Varieties, Lines, Tobacco Introductions and Related Species PCA-ZRC Collection and evaluation Cocos nucifera 224 1 of coconut cultivars and conservation of genetic resources PhilRice Collection, Conservation Oryza sativa 4,000 2,400 4,000 356 and Characterization of Rice Germplasm PhilRootcrops Rootcrop Germplasm, Ipomoea batatas 941 26 Maintenance Manihot esculenta 329 13 Colocasia esculenta 310 10 Dioscorea alata 221 11 Dioscorea esculenta 72 Dioscorea hispida 20 Dioscorea bulbifera 15 Dioscorea rotundata 17 Dioscorea pentaphylla 1 Maranta arundinacea 36 Xanthosoma sagitifolium 7 Pachryhizus erosus 44

83 Continuation of Table 7 Number of accessions Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Field in Seed Storage genebank vitro SEARICE Center based seedbank Oryza sativa 180 180 collection CONSERVE PGR Oryza sativa 189 400 607* Collection Pennisetum glaucum 3 Zea mays 45 45 SRA- Germplasm Collection, Saccharum officinarum 10 LGAREC Characterization and Saccharum sinense 2 Maintenance Saccharum sp. 944 Saccharum spontaneum 248 17 28 525 7,050 30,692 32,401 7,076 446 *Black box in PhilRice, Maligaya

Stock inventories are performed regularly by all the SHs (Table 8). Regular monitoring of viability of the collections for a total of 22 projects are done by 13 of them, while 5 others do not. The SHs who do not perform monitoring of genetic integrity of the collections is only 28% (5) as compared to those who perform monitoring which is a high 72% or a total of 14 SHs.

Table 8 Monitoring of ex situ collections by the different stakeholders through stock inventories, viability testing and genetic integrity monitoring. Monitoring of Monitoring of genetic Stock inventories viability integrity Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Performed Not Performed Not Performed Not regularly performed regularly performed regularly performed BPI-BNCRDC Citrus Germplasm Conservation and x x Utilization BPI-CRD Collecting, identification, characterization x and conservation of medicinal and spice plants BPI-DNCRDC BPI-DNCRDC Tropical Fruit Crops x x x Germplasm Southeast Asian Regional Germplasm for x x x Banana and Plantain BPI-LBNCRDC Germplasm Conservation, Regeneration, x x x Documentation, Characterization and Evaluation of Indigenous Vegetables Participatory Evaluation of Selected x x x Indigenous Vegetable Accessions Pilot School of Garden of Indigenous x x x Vegetables and In-Country Training of Women Acquisition, Conservation and utilization of x x x priority vegetables: (tomato, eggplant, yardlong bean,squash, mungbean and vegetable soybean) Conservation of foundation groves of fruit x x x trees BPI-NMRDC Genebank Evaluation on Mango x x x CMU Conservation of Some Economically x x x Important Selaginella and Equisetum (Fern Allies) Through Micropropagation

84 Continuation of Table 8 Monitoring of Monitoring of genetic Stock inventories viability integrity Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Performed Not Performed Not Performed Not regularly performed regularly performed regularly performed DA-STIARC Citrus Germplasm Collection x x x Foundation Scion Grove Germplasm x x x Collection DOA-UPLB Rice Germplasm Acquisition, x x x Characterization, Evaluation, Conservation and Documentation ERDB Management of Los Banos Bambusetum x x x Establishment of rattan genebank x x x IPB-NPGRL Collection, characteriazation, conservation x x x and documentation of cereal crops germplasm Collection, characteriazation, conservation x x x and documentation of feeds and industrial crops germplasm Collection, characteriazation, conservation x x x and documentation of indigenous vegetables Collection, characteriazation, conservation x x x and documentation of legume crops germplasm Collection, characteriazation, conservation x x x and documentation of small fruits germplasm Collection, characteriazation, conservation x x x and documentation of tree fruits germplasm Collection, characteriazation, conservation x x x and documentation of tree nuts germplasm Acquisition, conservation and x x x management of genetic resources of priority fruit and ornamental crops Collecting, identification, characterization x x x and conservation of medicinal and spice plants Genetic Diversity and Morphotaxonomic x x x Variation of Musa balbisiana Colla in the Philippines In Vitro Conservation of Musa spp. x x x (Banana) Developing medium and long-term in vitro x x x conservation techniques for Musa and selected root crops Investigations on the In Vitro Propagation x x x of Banana for Ultilization and Conservation MMSU Garlic Cultivars for Ilocos Provinces x x x NARC Collection, morphological characterization x x x and maintenance of abaca germplasm NTA Germplasm Collection, Purification, x x x Maintenance and Characterization of Different Tobacco Varieties, Lines, Tobacco Introductions and Related Species PCA-ZRC Collection and evaluation of coconut x x x cultivars and conservation of genetic resources

85 Continuation of Table 8 Monitoring of Monitoring of genetic Stock inventories viability integrity Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Performed Not Performed Not Performed Not regularly performed regularly performed regularly performed PhilRice Collection, Conservation and x x x Characterization of Rice Germplasm PhilRootcrops Collection, maintenance and evaluation of x x x different Dioscorea species Maintenance, characterization and x x x documentation of sweetpotato germplasm Maintenance and evaluation of cassava x x x germplasm Collection, maintenance and x x x characterization of taro germplasm Collection and maintenance of other minor x x x rootcrops SEARICE Conserve Center based seed bank x x x CVSCAFT Center-based seed bank x x x SRA-LGAREC Germplasm Collection, Characterization x x x and Maintenance 18 42 42 0 22 18 7 34

Publications on ex situ activities are mostly in the form of hard copies containing passport data, evaluation/characterization data, regeneration data and sometimes requests and distribution data.

NARC, PhilRice, PCA-ZRC, DOA-UPLB, IPB-NPGRL and BPI-DNCRDC reported to be using information systems (computer-based software) that are used to store, manage or analyze data on ex situ collections that they are currently holding. These are Abaca Germplasm Information system, Germplasm Data Management System for PhilRice; International Coconut Genetic Resources Database and Coconut Data Management for PCA-ZRC, iRice for DOA-UPLB, Musa Germplasm Information System and CanePoint for IPB-NPGRL and Musa Germplasm Information System for BPI-DNCRDC.

On establishing cooperation with regional crop networks or international organizations to conserve accessions, PCA-ZRC has entered through a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with IPGRI to undertake the research projects on molecular marker-based characterization of conserved coconut germplasm, the application of standard protocols on coconut genomic DNA isolation, embryo culture and microsatellite (SSR) molecular markers.

All of the SHs believed that the major constraints in implementing ex situ activities are the lack of funding followed by insufficient staff and equipment. Lack of training and appropriate facilities also posed constraints as well as occurrence of pests and diseases and lack of focused approach (Table 9).

86 Table 9 Major constraints in implementing ex situ conservation activities. Constraints Insufficient Occurrence In- In- Disaster- Lack of Stakeholder Lack of Lack of Lack of or irregular of pests sufficient sufficient prone focused funding training facilities electrical and equip’t approach staff supply environment diseases BPI-BNCRDC x x x BPI-CRD x x x BPI-DNCRDC x x x x x x BPI-LBNCRDC x x x x BPI-LGNCRDC x x x x x BPI-NMRDC x x x x x x x CMU x x x x x x x DMMMSU x x x x x DA-STIARC x x x x x DOA-UPLB x x x x x x x ERDB x x IPB-NPGRL x x x x x x x MMSU x x x x x x x NARC x x x x x x NTA x x x x x PCA-ZRC x x x x x x x PhilRice x x x x x x PhilRootcrops x x x x x x SEARICE x x x SRA-LGAREC x x x x WPU x x x x x x x 21 21 19 14 17 14 6 4 8 9

Priorities, needs and constraints to sustaining existing ex situ collections

SHs stressed that characterization and evaluation of existing ex situ collections are inadequate; they need to be given attention to add value to the collection, and to improve their utilization which will help justify the need to sustain the ex situ collection. The support for the maintenance of field and seed genebanks is inadequate and needs to be addressed to insure the sustained maintenance of ex situ collections.

Updated resource inventory/survey of bamboo, rattan, other medicinal plants, and wild food plants must be done for clearer action planning. There is a need for long term storage facilities for ex-situ conservation activities as support to genebank colllection for safety duplication of accessions. The national programme for sustaining ex-situ collections and promoting public awareness of the value of PGRFA for conservation and utilization must be strengthened. Retrieval of lost collections of tropical fruits, characterization of existing collections, and fund support should be given priority.

Collection efforts on areas where genetic erosion exists should be strengthened. There is a need to establish duplicate collections for collections located in areas that are affected by urbanization.

87 Improvement of facilities and equipment is needed to sustain the existence of ex-situ collections. It was suggested that the government should assist and support farming communities with their local initiatives on community seed banking, in terms of facilities, training, funding and others.

There is a need for skilled personnel to perform activities in ex-situ conservation and training on biochemical and molecular characterization

Lastly, it was emphasized that national support for ex situ conservation should be sustained and not project-based.

Priority Area 6 Regenerating Threatened Ex Situ Accessions

Regeneration is a component activity of six (6) projects involving ex situ conservation (Table 10). A total of 4,269 accessions of different crops had already been regenerated according to established standards while 5,204 are yet to be regenerated. The standardized techniques for regeneration and multiplication of crop germplasm are followed by the SHs. The seed genebanks’ protocols on genebank operations and procedures for handling seeds in genebanks are used as guidelines in the regeneration projects. Regeneration is estimated to be completed from three to 10 years.

Table 10 Regeneration of ex situ PGR collections conducted by SHs (1997-2006). Priority status No. of Est. no. accessions of years No. of acces- already required Name of regeneration sions in need Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Not Set and regenerated to project(s) of regene- yet activies are according to complete ration set underway established regene- standards ration BPI-DNCRDC Southeast Asian Regional Musa sp. x Germplasm for Banana and Plantain BPI-DNCRDC Tropical Citrus x Fruit Crops Germplasm BPI-LBNCRDC Promoting the Utilization of Germplasm Lycopersicon esculentum x 5 11 Indigenous Vegetables for Conservation, Cucurbita moschata x 2 4 Improved Nutrition of Regeneration, Resource-Poor Documentation, Vigna unguiculata x 5 3 Households Characterization and Amaranthus viridis x 13 13 Evaluation of Momordica charantia x 2 13 Indigenous Vegetables Lagenaria siceraria x 4 6 Cucumis sativus x 5 Clitoria ternatea x 1 1 Basella sp. x 2 10 Solanum melongena x 2 Luffa acutangula x 7 Luffa aegyptiaca x 1 Eryngium foetidum x 4 Acquisition, Conservation Acquisition, Lycopersicon esculentum x 11 17 and Utilization of Priority Conservation and Cucurbita moschata x 11 10 Vegetables: Tomato, Utilization of Priority Eggplant, Yardlong Bean, Vegetables: Tomato, Solanum melongena x 30 12 Squash, Mungbean and Eggplant, Yardlong Vigna unguiculata x 15 42 Vegetable Soybean Bean, Squash, Glycine max subsp. soja x 10 13 Mungbean and Vigna radiata x 96 107 Vegetable Soybean

88 Continuation of Table 10 Priority status No. of Est. no. accessions of years No. of acces- already required Name of regeneration sions in need Stakeholder Name of ex situ collection Name of taxon Not Set and regenerated to project(s) of regene- yet activies are according to complete ration set underway established regene- standards ration DOA-UPLB Rice Germplasm Rice Germplasm Oryza sativa x 500 600 3 Acquisition, Acquisition, Characterization, Characterization, Evaluation, Conservation Evaluation, and Documentation Conservation and Documentation MMSU Garlic Cultivars for Ilocos Allium sativum x 6 Provinces Participatory approach in Promoting the Momordica charantia x 2 the selection of indigenous utilization of indigenous vegetables vegetables for Luffa acutangula x 11 resource-poor Abelmoschus esculentus x 3 households in Asia Corchorus olitorius x 2 Amaranthus sp x 10 Lycopersicon esculentum x 4 Basella alba x 2 NARC Collection, conservation, Collection, Musa textilis x 150 4 maintenance and conservation, evaluation of abaca maintenance and germplasm evaluation of abaca germplasm NTA Germplasm Collection, Nicotiana spp. x 228 395 3 Purification, Maintenance and Characterization of Different Tobacco Varieties, Lines, Tobacco Introductions and Related Species PhilRice Collection, Conservation Collection, Oryza sativa x 4000 3000 4 and Characterization of Conservation and Rice Germplasm Characterization of Rice Germplasm PCA-ZRC Collection and evaluation Cocos nucifera x 60 12 10 of coconut cultivars and conservation of genetic resources 8 11 6 26 9 25 5,204 4,269

Manual on standardized research techniques in Coconut Breeding, Protocols on Genebank Operations, Procedures for Handling Seeds in Genebanks, Regeneration and Multiplication of Germplasm Resources in Seed Genebanks: The Scientific Background are some of the published regeneration guidelines that the stakeholders from PCA-ZRC, NTA, IPB-NPGRL and BPI-LBNCRDC found to be useful in undertaking regeneration activities

To reduce genetic changes or loss of genetic integrity, the SHs apply timely viability testing, suitable regeneration environment, appropriate sampling strategies, adequate isolation, adequate population size, and proper handling of regenerated material as management practices.

Loss of genetic integrity in rice regeneration was reported due to too small sample size, low viability of regeneration sample, selection pressure from unsuitable environment, and mechanical contamination or loss due to improper handling.

89 For self-pollinated collections, the concerned SHs reported no backlog to on- going backlog. For cross-pollinated collections, their regeneration capability is from on-going backlog to growing backlog. SHs generally believe that their regeneration capabilities for accessions are better than that of other organizations.

Priorities, needs and constraints to regenerating ex situ accessions

The cost of generating accessions that have fallen below acceptable levels of seed quality and quantity is prohibitive for our national program considering the present level of funding. As an emergency measure, seed quality for all seed collections should be determined, and emergency funds must be provided to insure the regeneration of accessions that are threatened.

Major constraints are the absence of adequate storage facilities, genetic erosion, gap filling, lack of financial support, lack of training on regeneration of ex situ accessions and small area for regeneration.

Priority Area 7 Supporting Planned and Targeted Collecting of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Collecting missions carried out in almost the entire Philippines were conducted by 6 SHs in 12 collecting missions for abaca, rice, coconut, maize, rootcrops, grasses, sorghum, indigenous vegetables and fruit crops and others. The highest number of accessions collected in missions was recorded to be that of rice with 1,137 accessions, followed with abaca which is 773 and the lowest is timber and lesser-used trees.

Table 11. Collected PGRFA accessions from collecting missions Number of collected Number of Name of collection Name of accessions Stakeholder Name of collecting mission collected area collected crop secured in accessions long-term conservation DMMMSU Germplasm Collection, Morus sp. mulberry 11 Conservation, chacterization, Morus indica mulberry 18 Evaluation, Selection and Morus spp. mulberry 13 Documentation of Mulberry DOA-UPLB Rice Germplasm Acquisition, Abra Province rice 69 Characterization, Evaluation, (Lowland) Conservation and Documentation Occidental Mindoro rice 56 Panay Island rice 32 Pollilio Island, rice 60 Quezon Aklan and Antique rice 20 Provinces Surigao del sur rice 138 Catanduanes rice 55 Palawan rice 122

90 Continuation of Table 11 Number of collected Number of Name of collection Name of accessions Stakeholder Name of collecting mission collected area collected crop secured in accessions long-term conservation Surigao del Norte rice 15 Abra (Highland) rice 79 Quirino rice 48 Mountain Province rice 164 Kalinga rice 25 Kalinga rice 25 Ifugao rice 111 Abra (Highland) rice 118 MMSU Varietal Improvement, atis 4 Conservation, and Mass 3 Propagation of Mango and Other starapple 2 Fruit Cultivars guava 2 duhat 3 mango 20 2 Germplasm collection, LSU;local farmers tugui 15 maintenance and multiplication of ubi 32 native and exotic varieties of ubi and tugui and their cultural management requirements Germplasm collection, sweet potato 21 maintenance, evaluation and taro 37 management practices to cassava 5 enhance the yield of root crops sweet potato, cassava, taro) in Ilocos Norte Varietal improvement and cultural corn 10 management of corn Varietal development, evaluation mungbean 4 and maintenance of legumes peanut 4 cowpea 5 Development of appropriate yambean 5 technology for increased yield of yambean Establishment of gene banks, palisade 1 demo farms and planting material signal grass 1 production areas for pasture ya signal luey 1 grasses and legumes in Region I paragrass 1 ruzzi 1 star grass 1 paspalum 1 guinea grass 3 grass 1 setaria 1 napier 1 Bamboo Development Project grass 38

91 Continuation of Table 11 Number of collected Number of Name of collection Name of accessions Stakeholder Name of collecting mission collected area collected crop secured in accessions long-term conservation Development of off-season tomato 10 vegetable production pole sitao 7 technologies eggplant 3 finger pepper 7 Seed Multiplication of garlic and garlic 5 onion onion 2 Banana research, development INIBAP banana 6 and extension project in Ilocos Norte

Commercial production and sorghum 65 utilization of sweet sorghum Screening and selection of ICRISAT 6 ICRISAT pigeon pea lines for North Luzon, Philippines

Participatory approach in the AVRDC Bitter gourd 2 selection of indigenous luffa 11 vegetables okra 3 jute 2 amaranth 4 tomato 4 basella 4 Effects of different types and banaba 1 rates of fertilizers on the survival bangkal 1 and growth of some timber and dao 1 lesser-used tree species in Ilocos Norte kariskis 1 panglomboien 1 sakat 1 piling-liitan 1 supa 1 Germplasm collection, evaluation Ilocos Norte yam 3 and utilization of vanishing plant pannarien 1 species in Ilocos Norte bagbagkong 1 narrow leaf cattail 1 jasmine 1 dama de noche 1 gumamela 2 custard apple 1 citrus 3 plum 1 fruit 1 pome grenate 1 bignay 1 star fruit 1

92 Continuation of Table 11 Number of collected Number of Name of collection Name of accessions Stakeholder Name of collecting mission collected area collected crop secured in accessions long-term conservation NARC Collection, morphological Philippines Abaca 773 588 characterization and maintenance of abaca germplasm PhilRice Collection, Conservation and Palawan rice Characterization of Rice Germplasm PCA-ZRC Application of standard protocols Sarangani Province Coconut 7 7 on coconut genomic DNA isolation, embryo culture and SSR molecular markers to support genetic diversity studies and conservation programs in the Philippines Collection and evaluation and Tawi-Tawi Coconut 4 4 conservation of coconut genetic resources in the Philippines using a systematic sampling strategy 6 22

The gaps detected in the conduct of the missions were: incomplete geographical coverage, missing known local cultivars/landraces and historical cultivars and incomplete coverage of targeted taxa, These were detected using comparison of stored material against organization mandate, comparison of stored material against historical references and comparison of stored material against geographical references

Priorities, needs and constraints to support planned and targeted collecting PGRFA

The national PGR network has identified priority species for targeted collecting, among which are indigenous vegetables, yam, taro, traditional maize varieties, pili, Garcinia, mango, banana, abaca, wild rice species and wild type . There are qualified staff who can conduct the collecting activity.

One of the major constraints is the low priority of the institutions accorded to plant genetic conservation activities. There is no policy in place for planned and targeted collecting of rare, endangered or threatened species (e.g. wild species of Oryza, Abelmoschus, Vigna, Mangifera, Musa, Canarium, medicinal plants and wild type coconut) of PGRFA. There are no on-going researches to identify gaps and identify threatened PGRFA.

Funding support needs to be provided for collecting, establishment and maintenance, and initial regeneration.

93 Priority Area 8 Expanding Ex Situ Conservation Activities

Publications were made available by some of the SHs on management strategies and/or improved methodologies for ex situ conservation of PGR for information of interested individuals and researchers. Research on improved technologies for ex situ conservation of crop germplasm is an important activity. The SHs have identified their levels of but they have also identified the level of their needs to conduct researches on this aspect (Table 12).

Table 12 Stakeholders’ need and capacity for research on improved methodologies for ex situ conservation.

Stakeholder Need Capacity BPI-BNCRDC Medium High BPI-CRD High Medium BPI-DNCRDC High Low BPI-LBNCRDC Medium High BPI-NMRDC High Medium DMMMSU High Low DOA-UPLB High Medium ERDB High Medium IPB-NPGRL Medium High LAES Medium Medium MMSU High Medium NARC High Medium PCA-ZRC Medium High PhilRootcrops Medium High SRA-LGAREC Medium Medium WPU High Low

Priorities, needs and constraints to expanding ex situ conservation activities

The national network has identified the need to undertake in vitro conservation, cryopreservation and ultra-dry seed storage of appropriate species under appropriate conditions. Protocol development and verification need to be done for the last two strategies. The SHs identified the need to establish a database, more training for full time researchers, provision for the use of generated income, fiscal autonomy and involvement of the local units to expand and sustain the ex situ conservation activities.

The SHs identified the following priorities: 1) the need to expand ex situ conservation activities for other wild food species, and 2) inventory and collection of threatened species. They also identified the following constraints encountered in ex situ conservation activities: 1) lack of funding support, training, and manpower, and 2) implementation of the bioprospecting provisions of Executive Order No. 247 (Prescribing Guidelines and Establishing a Regulatory Framework for the

94 Prospecting of Biological and Genetic Resources, Their By-Product and Derivatives, for Scientific and Commercial Purposes; and for other Purposes).

C. Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources

Priority Area 9 Expanding the Characterization, Evaluation and Number of Core Collections to Facilitate Use

Seventeen (17) SHs reported to have conducted 40 ex situ projects involving 53 different taxa on characterization and evaluation of PGR. Table 13 shows the percent accessions characterized through their morphological traits and molecular markers and the percent accessions evaluated through their agronomic/bio-chemical traits orabiotic and biotic stresses.

Table 13. Percent of accessions characterized and/or evaluated for the various types of descriptors. Percent accessions No. of ex Percent accessions evaluated Name of taxon/crop/crop characterized Stakeholder situ group collection Morpho. Mol. Agron Bio-chem Abiotic Biotic traits markers traits traits stresses stresses BPI-BNCRDC 1 Citrus maxima 9 9 9 9 Citrus reticulata 37 37 37 37 Citrus sinensis 97 97 97 97 BPI-DNCRDC 1 Tropical fruits 5 5 1 Banana and plantain 60 10 BPI- 1 Lycopersicon esculentum 20 16 50 50 LBNCRDC Cucurbita moschata 10 5 50 50 Solanum melongena 95 45 50 50 Glycine max 50 50 50 50 Vigna radiata 130 85 50 50 Vigna unguiculata 50 45 BPI- 1 Glycine max 60 60 LGNCRDC 1 Phaseolus aureus 100 100 1 Arachis hypogaea 100 100 1 Vigna unguiculata 100 100 3 Glycine max 100 100 3 Zea mays 100 100 2 Ipomoea batatas 100 100 1 Vigna umbellata 100 100 BPI-NMRDC 1 Mangifera indica 30 21 DA-STIARC 2 Citrus maxima 80 Citrus reticulata 60 Citrus sinensis 20 Mangifera indica 100 Artocarpus heterophyllus 100 Canarium ovatum 100 Durio zibethinus 80 Lansium domesticum 100 Litchi chinensis 40 Nephelium lappaceum 100

95 Continuation of Table 13 Percent accessions No. of ex Percent accessions evaluated Name of taxon/crop/crop characterized Stakeholder situ group collection Morpho. Mol. Agron Bio-chem Abiotic Biotic traits markers traits traits stresses stresses DOA-UPLB 1 Oryza sativa 45.43 63.7 30 IPB-NPGRL 1 Cereals 5.05 5.97 Legumes 3.37 21.37 Vegetables 5.8 0.74 Rootcrops 58.37 58.37 Sugarcane 90 0 Cotton 76 76 Fruits and Nuts 32.74 Small fruits 34.12 MMSU 1 Dioscorea esculenta 80 80 Dioscorea alata 90 90 1 Anona squamosa 25 Artocarpus heterophyllus 33 Chrysophyllium cainito 100 Syzigium cumini 66 Mangifera indica 40 80 Tamarindus indica 100 1 Zea mays 100 1 Vigna radiata 100 100 Arachis hypogea 100 100 Vigna sinensis 100 100 1 Lycopersicum esculentum 100 Vigna unguiculata 100 Solanum melongena 100 1 Allium sativum 100 Allium cepa 100 NARC 1 Musa textilis 72 24 18 49 18 58 NTA 1 Nicotiana spp. 75 75 10 PCA-ZRC 2 Cocos nucifera 95 10 95 80 50 90 PhilRice 1 Oryza sativa 20 5 10 3 3 PhilRootcrops 1 Dioscorea sp 85 50 1 Ipomoea batatas 85 25 10 50 1 Manihot esculenta 100 100 10 100 1 Colocasia esculenta 85 15 10 20 SEARICE 2 Oryza sativa 85 85 SRA-LGAREC 1 Saccharum officinarum 77 8 85 54 Saccharum spontaneum 70 76 21 Saccharum sinense 100 Saccharum sp. 40 4 63 52 WPU 1 Anacardium occidentale 10 17 40 53 3.37 to 100 4 to 24 5 to 100 10 to 80 3 to 97 3 to 100

Seventeen (17) of the SHs have the capacity to perform morphological traits characterization on the below listed 59 taxa/crop. Five (5) SHs have the capability to conduct molecular markers characterization, six (6) can perform abiotic stress evaluation, nine (9) SHs can conduct biotic stress evaluation while four (4) have no capacity to perform evaluation of agronomic traits. NARC, PCA-ZRC and PhilRice have the capacity to perform biochemical evaluation of plants (Table 14).

96 Table 14 Capacity of SHs to conduct germplasm characterization/evaluation. Organization’s capacity in germplasm characterization/evaluation: Name of taxon/crop/crop Stakeholder group Morphological Molecular Agronomic Biochemical Abiotic Biotic traits markers traits traits stress stress BPI-BNCRDC Citrus maxima x X x Citrus reticulata x X x Satsuma x X x Citrus sinensis x X x Common sweet orange x X x BPI-CRD Medicinal and spice crops x BPI-DNCRDC Banana and plantain x X Tropical fruits x X BPI-LBNCRDC Lycopersicon esculentum x X x x Solanum melongena x X x x Vigna radiata x X x x Vigna unguiculata x X x x Cucurbita moschata x X x x Glycine max x x x x Amaranth viridis x x x x Basella alba x x x x Cochorous olitorius x x x x Benincasa hispida x x Arachis hypogea x x Hibiscus sadariffa x x Psophocarpus tetranoglobus x x x x Momordica charantia x x x x Luffa aegyptiaca x x Lagenaria siceraria x x Clitoria ternatea x x x x Ipomea aquatica. X x x x Abelmoschus esculentum x x Trichosanthes cucumerina x x BPI-LGNCRDC Glycine max x x Vigna radiata x x Arachis hypogaea x x Vigna unguiculata x x Ipomea batatas x x Zea mays x x Vigna umbellata x x BPI-NMRDC Mangifera indica x DA-STIARC Citrus maxima x Citrus reticulata x Citrus sinensis x Mangifera indica x Artocarpus heterophyllus x Canarium ovatum x Durio zibethinus x Lansium domesticum x Litchi chinensis x Nephelium lappaceum x DMMMSU Morus alba x x x Dioscorea alata x x Dioscorea hispida x x Dioscorea esculenta x x

97 Continuation of Table 14 Organization’s capacity in germplasm characterization/evaluation: Name of taxon/crop/crop Stakeholder group Morphological Molecular Agronomic Biochemical Abiotic Biotic traits markers traits traits stress stress Citrus sinensis x x Citrus reticulata x x Musa acuminata x x Musa balbisiana x x Mungo x x Citrus x x Banana x x DOA-UPLB Oryza sativa x x x ERDB Bamboo x x x x Rattan x x x x NARC Musa textilis x x x X x x NTA Nicotiana spp. x x PCA-ZRC Cocos nucifera x x x X x x PhilRice Oryza sativa x x x X x x PhilRootcrops Dioscorea sp x x x x Ipomoea batatas x x x x Manihot esculenta x x x x Colocasia esculenta x x x x SEARICE Oryza sativa x x SRA-LGAREC Saccharum sp. X x x x Saccharum spontaneum x x x x Saccharum sinense x x x x Saccharum officinarum x x x x 17 59 59 9 49 3 23 33

Table 15 shows that 10 SHs conducted a total of 18 programmes/projects/activities on germplasm characterization and/or evaluation of vegetables, indigenous vegetables, rice, coconut, abaca and tobacco.

It also shows that citrus has the highest percentage (79.31%) of accessions in the list of crops distributed followed by indigenous vegetables. No bamboo or rattan germplasm has been distributed.

Table 15. Germplasm distributed by stakeholders. Percent (%) Total distributed Stakeholder Name of germplasm collection number of at least accessions once BPI-BNCRDC Citrus Germplasm Conservation and Utilization 87 79.31 BPI-LBNCRDC Acquisition, Conservation and Utilization of 325 13.85 Priority Vegetables: Tomato, Eggplant, Yardlong Bean, Squash, Mungbean and Vegetable Soybean Germplasm Conservation, Regeneration, 100 45.00 Documentation, Characterization and Evaluation of Indigenous Vegetables Participatory Evaluation of Selected Indigenous 91 49.45 Vegetable Accessions

98 Continuation of Table 15 Percent (%) Total distributed Stakeholder Name of germplasm collection number of at least accessions once BPI-NMRDC Genebank Evaluation on Mango 75 10.67 ERDB Management of Los Banos Bambusetum 15 0.00 Establishment of rattan genebank 72 0.00 MMSU Garlic Cultivars for Ilocos Provinces 6 16.67 NARC Collection, morphological characterization and 773 47.22 maintenance of abaca germplasm PCA-ZRC Collection and evaluation of coconut cultivars and 224 37.95 conservation of genetic resources PhilRice Collection, Conservation and Characterization of 3000 33.67 Rice Germplasm PhilRootcrcops Sweetpotato germplasm 941 15 Cassava germplasm 329 45 Taro germplasm 310 30 Yams and lesser yam germplasm 446 20 SEARICE CVSCAFT Center-based seed bank 180 Center based seedbank 589 SRA-LGAREC Highly Selected Male and Female Parental Stock 144 20.83

Some of the obstacles to establishing core collections in the country are the lack of financial support, lack of trained personnel, and inadequate available information on accessions.

Priorities, needs and constraints to implementation

Lack of characterization and evaluation are major constraints in the use of plant genetic resources in breeding programs. The promotion of collaboration and complementation between researchers, farmers and genebanks to enhance exchange of characterization and evaluation information should be done. The national programme should include financial support and technical assistance on germplasm characterization and evaluation techniques and the establishment of core collections, and identifications of duplicates. Focus on evaluation for traits of economic importance must be given priority. There is a need for support from regional/international organizations, since information generated from these activities can be used to assess the magnitude of genetic diversity present in regionally/globally important germplam collections.

Priority Area 10 Increasing Genetic Enhancement and Base-Broadening Efforts

The capability of SHs to perform breeding of different crop groups remains stable for BPI-BNCRDC, BPI-NMRDC, DOA-UPLB, DMMMSU, DA-STIARC, NARC

99 and SRA-LGAREC while increasing for BPI-LBNCRDC, CMU, IPB-NPGRL, MMSU, PhilRice, PhilRootcrops and SEARICE (Table 16). However, BPI-DNCRDC, BPI- LGNCRDC, NTA and PCA-ZRC reported that their crop improvement capability is decreasing.

Table 16 Capability of institutions to conduct crop improvement activities. Other crop Breeding Stakeholder Crop group group capability BPI-BNCRDC Subtropical fruits and vegetables Stable BPI-DNCRDC Fruits Decreasing BPI-LBNCRDC Vegetable legumes, lowland vegetables; Increasing fruits, ornamentals BPI-LGNCRDC Legumes Decreasing BPI-NMRDC Mango Stable CMU Cereals Increasing DOA-UPLB Cereals Stable DMMMSU Mulberry Rootcrops Stable IPB-NPGRL Cereals, Grain legumes, and tubers, Increasing Fruits, Vegetables, Forages, Fiber plants, Oil plants, Sugar plants DA-STIARC Mango; Citrus; other fruits Stable MMSU Cereals, Grain legumes, Roots and tubers, Bulb crops, Increasing Fruits, Vegetables Forage NARC Fiber plants Stable NTA Industrial crops tobacco Decreasing PCA-ZRC Oil plants Decreasing PhilRice Cereals Increasing PhilRootcrops Rootcrops Increasing SEARICE Cereals Increasing SRA-LGAREC Sugarcane Stable

A total of 20 breeding projects on corn, rice, abaca, tobacco, coconut, food legumes and fruit have been reported. In general, the breeding objectives are the same, namely high yield, resistance to pests and diseases, tolerance to abiotic stresses and improved quality.

Most of the germplasm utilized in crop improvenment were obtained from local genebanks, national genebanks, regional/international networks, CGIAR genebanks, public organizations from developed countries and the private sector.

The most common activities that were conducted for all the crops include setting breeding priorities and selecting from advanced lines or varieties (participatory varietal selection). For rice and corn, selecting from segregating populations and making crosses, and selecting/identifying parentals were also done.

100 The catalog of crop varieties recommended by the NSIC is given in the attachment. In addition some breeding institutions have released crop varieties not included in the NSIC list.

Ten (10) SHs had conducted 17 projects concerning genetic enhancement in crops like papaya, mango, corn, rice, abaca, tobacco, coconut and food legumes. They conducted population improvement through incorporation of base broadening and genetic enhancement by introgression for specific traits not available in current breeding materials. In some crops, farmers are involved in the setting of priorities and the implementation of the program.

Priorities, needs and constraints to implementation

Crop diversity studies should be done for corn under unfavorable environment and subsistence agriculture. Further enhancement and more links to novel technologies are needed to increase utilization of PGR.

There is minimal support for resource poor farmers in the upland countryside development which poses a constraint in the implementation of participatory varietal improvement. There is a need to provide facilities for the genetic enhancement activities. Training courses on plant breeding and genetics and financial support should be provided. There is also a need for support to the breeding activities conducted by farmers such as recognition of farmer-breeders and recognition and protection of varieties developed by farmers.

Priority Area 11 Promoting Sustainable Agriculture through Diversification of Crop Production and Broader Diversity in Crops,

Eighteen (18) projects were conducted by 11 SHs involving more than 16 taxa (Table 17). These projects covered the topics of assessing/monitoring intra- specific diversity in crops, increasing intra-specific diversity in crops, assessing/ monitoring diversity in agricultural systems, increasing diversity in agricultural systems and participatory diversity methods application.

Table 17 Programme/project/activity related to assessment or improvement of diversity within and among crops or crop production in which the SHs participate. Topics covered Assessing/ Assessing/ Increasing Increasing Participatory Name of monitoring monitoring Stakeholder Name of programme/project/activity intra-specific diversity in diversity Taxon/Crop intra-specific diversity in diversity in agricultural methods diversity in agricultural crops systems applied crops systems BPI- Acquisition,Conservation and Eggplsnt, X X X LBNCRDC Utilization of priority vegetables: Mungbean, Eggplant, Mungbean, Squash, Squash, tomato,vegetable soybean and tomato,vegetable yardlongbean soybean, yardlong bean

101 Continuation of Table 17 Topics covered Assessing/ Assessing/ Increasing Increasing Participatory Name of monitoring monitoring Stakeholder Name of programme/project/activity intra-specific diversity in diversity Taxon/Crop intra-specific diversity in diversity in agricultural methods diversity in agricultural crops systems applied crops systems Germplasm conservation, X X X Regeneration, documentation, Characterization and evaluation of indigenous vegetables BPI-NMRDC Genebank Evaluation on Mango Mangifera indica X CMU CMU Corn Seed Research and Zea mays X Development Program DA-STIARC Varietal Improvement of Mango Mangifera indica X Through Selection DOA-UPLB Rice Germplasm Acquisition, , Oryza sativa X Evaluation, Conservation and Documentation Rice Varietal Improvement Oryza sativa X MMSU Effects of Gibberelic Acid (GA3) on X garlic production Varietal Improvement, Mangifera indica X X Conservation, and Mass Propagation of Mango and Other Fruit Cultivars NARC Development of High-Yielding Pest Musa textilis X and Disease Resistant Abaca Varieties Suited to Specific End- uses NTA Germplasm collection, purification, Nicotiana X X characterization and maintenance of tabacum different tobacco varieties, lines, tobacco introductions and related species Farmers' participatory selection of Nicotiana X X X X new tobacco varieties/lines tabacum PCA-ZRC Collection and evaluation and Cocos nucifera X X X conservation of coconut genetic resources in the Philippines using a systematic sampling strategy Development of synthetic variety of Cocos nucifera X X X X coconut: PCA SYN VAR 001 Collection and evaluation of Cocos nucifera X X X X X coconut cultivars and conservation of genetic resources PhilRice Collection, Conservation and Oryza sativa X X X Characterization of Rice Germplasm SEARICE Diversification Project Corn , Sweet X X potato, vegetables Integrated Farming System rice, corn, X X X vegetables, fruit trees, herbal plants 11 18 16 12 10 5 8 6

The major constraints listed by the SHs in diversifying crop production and broadening diversity in crops are: Obstacles to officially release heterogeneous

102 material as cultivars, policy/legal obstacles, marketing/commercial obstacles, promotion and awareness on the utilization of lesser known PGRFA and land tenure.

Priorities, needs and constraints to implementation

Incentive schemes must be provided to diversify crop production. There is a need to consolidate available information on uses and value of lesser known PGRFA and develop strategies for their promotion. The government should encourage farmers to diversify their crop, not merely monocropping, i.e. HVC-focused crops. There is a need to develop markets for local products of farmers. Finally, agricultural credit/loans should be provided to farmers growing traditional crop varieties.

Priority Area 12 Promoting Development and Commercialization of Under- Utilized Crops and Species

Seven (7) projects related to the development or commercialization of under- utilized crops or species, local varieties and/or 'diversity-rich' products have been conducted by 9 SHs (Table 18). The projects involved research, crop improvement, seed distribution, improving processing, market development and public awareness of local and underutilized species for food and other uses. The sustainable use and marketing of under-utilized species is supported by Republic Act 8435 (Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act).

Table 18. Projects conducted by the SHs related to the development or commercialization of under-utilized crops or species Name of Stakeholder Target Name of taxon Topics covered programme/project/activity BPI-BNCRDC Conservation of Indigenous Under-utilized Research; vegetables vegetables Public awareness BPI-CRD Conservation of Indigenous Under-utilized Research; vegetables vegetables Public awareness BPI-DNCRDC Conservation and Utilization of Under-utilized Durio graveolens Research Tropical fruits fruits Conservation of Indigenous Under-utilized Research; vegetables vegetables Public awareness BPI- Promoting Iivelihood Under-utilized LBNCRDC vegetables Conservation of Indigenous Under-utilized Research; vegetables vegetables Public awareness BPI- Conservation of Indigenous Under-utilized Research; LGNCRDC vegetables vegetables Public awareness CMU Conservation of Some Local varieties Ferns and Fern Allies Crop improvement Economically Important Selaginella and Equisetum (Fern Allies) Through Micropropagation DMMMSU Development of Food Products Under-ultilized Althernanthera ficoides Research; from Indigenous Plants crops or species Product development Under-ultilized Portulaca oleraceae Product development crops or species

103 Continuation of Table 18 Stakeholder Name of Target Name of taxon Topics covered programme/project/activity Under-ultilized Synedrella nodiflora Research crops or species Medicinal plants Indigenous medicinal Research; Product development ERDB (and Collection, Conservation and Under-utilized Bamboo (Tinik) Research; ERDS Field Characterization of germplasm species with Rattan( limuran) Planting materials offices) of and rattan; agro-industrial Wildfood (buri, nipa, distribution of Identification and promotion of uses, food and katmon, lipote, etc.) selected grown 100 selected wildfood and medicinal Medicinal plants species medicinal plants (sambong, lagundi,etc) WPU Conservation of Tropical Fruits Under-utilized (update) Research fruits

Priorities, needs and constraints to implementation

The Philippines is endowed with rich flora which has nutritional and medicinal values and can be tapped for additional sources of food and other uses. The following are the needs and priorities to promote development and commercialization of under-utilized crops and species:

ƒ There should be a provision for research and development on value addition and diversification for indigenous under-utilized PGRFA. ƒ Food and medicinal compositions of indigenous plants should be analyzed. ƒ Financial support is needed to undertake research on product development of underutilized crop species.

Priority Area 13 Supporting Seed Production and Distribution

Republic Act 7308 known as the Seed Industry Act is in place to develop and expand the local seed systems for cereal, legumes, rootcrops, certain vegetables, fruits, industrial crops and ornamentals which are important to small-scale farmers. This law has created the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) which is responsible for the variety registration in the Philippines. Listing of registered varieties for 1994 to 2005 per crop is enumerated in Annex 2 and their individual descriptions could be found in NSIC Catalogues. This catalogue gives information on the taxon name, target agro-ecology, characteristics regarding reactions to pests and diseases, grain quality and name of breeder. Seed quality standards like physical purity, germinability and others are applied in cereals, legumes and vegetables based on International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) rules and on nationally defined rules. The government prescribes and supports the production and distribution of planting materials of the varieties registered by NSIC.

However, there is no government incentive for quality seed production of local varieties and/or under-utilized crops. Certain NGOs and POs give incentives in terms of price for local varieties that are organically grown.

104 A total of 14 SHs conducted 27 projects involving citrus, mango, corn, rice, garlic, tobacco, coconut, napier grass, banana, sweet sorghum, pigeon pea and other priority vegetables. The projects were focused on seed production, distribution, processing, storage, quality control, participatory community-based activities and linkages between formal and informal seed sectors.

Table 19 shows that tropical fruits and tobacco recorded the most number (11) of major constraints in making seeds of new varieties available in the market, followed by white corn, root crops, garlic and rice (each having recorded 10 major constarints). The least number was recorded by sugarcane.

Table 19 Major constraints in the country in making seed of new varieties of different crops available in the market. White Yellow Grain Root Tropical Constraint Citrus Vegetables Garlic Tobacco Coconut Rice Abaca Sugarcane Corn Corn Legumes Crops Fruits Insufficient availability of disease-free X X X X X X planting material Availability and cost of required production X X X X X X X X* X X inputs Insufficient availability of basic/foundation X X X X X X seed Insufficient availability X X X X X X X X X X X X of commercial seed Poor seed storage X X X X X X X facilities Inadequate seed X X X X X X X X X X X X distribution systems Distance to seed X X X X X X X X X supplier Inadequate seed X X X X X X production systems Insufficient availability of registered/certified X X X X X X seed Poor seed X X germinability Seed price too high as compared to X X X X X X X commodity price Varieties poorly adapted to local X X conditions Low farm gate price X X X X X X X X X X X Farmers’ not informed on benefits of using X X X certified/good seeds Total No. of 8 10 7 9 8 10 11 10 11 7 10 5 4 constraints * High cost of producing coconut hybrids

It is estimated that modern varieties of rice are grown in approximately 90- 95% of the total area planted to rice.

Priorities, needs and constraints to implementation

Sustainable sources of high quality planting materials to replant more than one million hectares of senile and unproductive coconut palms is one priority that PCA-ZRC listed.

105 There is a need to broaden the concept of seed supply system and to further enhance the integration of the informal seed production system into the formal seed system and vice versa. The present seed certification system is limited only to NSIC-registered varieties, and does accommodate farmers’ and traditional varieties. Financial support and education campaign to the farmers on the benefits and advantages of using certified/good seeds are also needed.

Priority Area 14 Developing New Markets for Local Varieties and 'Diversity- Rich' Products

One of the objectives of AFMA is to support the development of new markets for diversity rich' products. However, current attempts to develop new products for underutilized crops had meager financial support and opening up of new markets depends on initiatives of research institutions and local government units.

Efforts had been made by SHs towards developing value-added processing of 'diversity-rich' products for commercial purposes. These efforts include the following: 1) evaluation of processed products of different varieties of mango, 2) improvement and development of new products in abaca, 3) establishment of new markets for virgin coconut oil, coconut fiber & coir dust are, development of coconut novelty products and coconut sugar for value-adding opportunities, 4) production of recipes of different varieties/ indigenous vegetables for promotion and adoption of the products especially nutritive value added to the products, 5) exhibit and promotion of rice-based delicacies in agricultural fairs and rice festivals (including distribution to interested farmers of a cookbook containing rice-based product recipes), 6) other uses of tobacco and 7) processed products of sweetpotato, yam, taro and cassava. Table 20 presents the SHs’ assessment of their efforts to develop new markets for diversity-rich products.

Strengthening cooperation with producers, organic farming, establishment of biogardens in primary schools, street fairs, trainings and technology demonstrations and participation in agro-industrial fairs are some of the strategies that had been that had been implemented to promote markets for local varieties and 'diversity-rich' products.

The current market situation of some crops as reported by 13 SHs are also revealed in the same table. The table shows that no attempts are currently being undertaken to develop new markets for , vegetable legumes, indigenous vegetables, sweet potato, yam and garlic. The reason behind it can be that the markets for these crops are already well-established (as in the case of legume vegetables) or there is already a market but limited (like that of garlic). For rice, corn, mango, banana, abaca, coconut, ipomea and manihot, existing markets are well-established, have been expanded and some new markets are being developed.

106 Table 20 Current market situation of different crops and number of local varieties with economic potential for new market development Current market situation No Existing attempts No. of local Attempts A limited markets No. of are Markets varieties with are number of have been local presently are well economic Stakeholder Name of taxon/crop underway new expanded varieties being established potential for to develop markets and some in the made to and new markets new have been new market develop expanded development markets developed markets new developed markets BPI-NMRDC Mango x 8 6 BPI-DNCRDC Durian x 3 BPI-LBNCRDC Vegetable legumes x x 37 25 Indigenous vegetables x 120 30 CMU Corn x 10 25 DOA-UPLB Rice x x x IPB-NPGRL Corn x 2 2 Sweetpotato x 10 5 Yam x 2 1 Banana x 10 6 Mango x 6 2 MMSU Garlic x x 1 3 NARC Abaca x x 15 5 NTA Tobacco x 11 2 PCA-ZRC Coconut x x 100 25 PhilRice Rice x 30 10 PhilRootcrops Dioscorea x 5 3 Ipomoea x 10 10 Manihot x Colocasia x 5 3 Xanthosoma x 3 3 Pachyrhizus x 1 1 SEARICE Rice x 15 41 Rice x 15 13 20 6 6 5 6 7

Different efforts have been made by the SHs towards developing value-added processing of 'diversity-rich' products for commercial purposes. BPI-NMRDC has conducted evaluation trials on processing of different varieties of mangoes, NARC has implemented researches on the improvement and development of new products, NTA has conducted researches on other uses of tobacco particularly pulp production, hand made paper, tobacco dust for insecticide and molluscicide. PCA- ZRC has created new markets for virgin coconut oil, coconut fiber & coir dust, and are looking at value-adding opportunities for coconut novelty products and coconut sugar. SEARICE has showcased processed food during food fairs and rice festivals.

The following incentives have been implemented to promote markets for local varieties and 'diversity-rich' products: strengthening cooperation of producers, organic farming, incorporation in school curricula, street fairs, trainings and technology demonstrations and agro-industrial fairs.

107 The following critical constraints to increasing markets for local varieties and 'diversity-rich' products in the country were identified:

ƒ Uniformity standards in the country discourage 'diversity rich' products ƒ Lack of financial support ƒ Lack of trained personnel ƒ Insufficient seed or planting material ƒ Lack of consumer demand ƒ Legal restrictions ƒ Emphasis on modern cultivars of staple crops ƒ Development/establishment of markets for local varieties is not a national priority ƒ Disincentives in the country ƒ Industrial processing limitations ƒ Uniformity standards in the country discourage 'diversity rich' products

Priorities, needs and constraints to implementation

The government support to new emerging markets for value-added products from diversity rich local varieties should be given priority. Current focus on the development of improved crop varieties and their adoption displace the local varieties. Therefore, there is a need to develop new markets, both domestic and export markets, for products developed from local varieties. The government should provide support to marketing of organically-grown local varieties.

D. Institutions and Capacity Building

Priority Area 15 Building Strong National Programmes

The National Committee on Plant Genetic Resources (NCPGR), created in 1983 sets the directions and policies on plant genetic resources conservation and management in the country. The participating agencies include plant breeders; Non- government organizations; universities; and government agencies involve in conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources. In 2001, on the other hand, the PNNPGRFA was established to operationalize a system of sustainable conservation and use of PGRFA. Plant breeders, SCUs; national genebanks and the Department of Agriculture are the participating agencies in this network.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has entered into an agreement to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity. This convention will give the most benefit to the following GPA areas:

ƒ Surveying and inventorying PGRFA ƒ Promoting in situ conservation of wild crop relatives ƒ Sustaining existing ex situ collections ƒ Promoting sustainable agriculture

108 ƒ Promoting development and commercialization of under-utilized crops and species ƒ Building strong national programmes ƒ Promoting networks for PGRFA ƒ Expanding and improving education and training ƒ Promoting public awareness of the value of PGRFA conservation and use

Short-term trainings on the conservation and use of PGRFA were provided by the network and NGOs. This contributed to the increasing number of technical staff in institutions involved in the conservation and use of PGRFA.

Comments on opportunities, challenges, needs, constraints and national priorities to establish and strengthen institutions and enhance national capacity to conserve and promote sustainable use of PGRFA

There is a need for a sustained operation of the national programme on PGRFA. The revival of the national committee for PGRFA may enhance the national effort to conserve PGRFA. Training on PGR and a regular newsletter or journal is needed and recommended to establish and strengthen institutions and enhance national capacity to conserve and promote sustainable use of PGRFA.

The convergence of government and private sectors, with the government providing the catalytic environment is also recommended.

Priority Area 16 Promoting Networks for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

The Regional Cooperation in Southeast Asia for Plant Genetic Resources (RECSEA-PGR) and the International Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT), INIBAP (International Network for Improvement of Banana And Plantain), ANSWER (Asian Network on Sweet Potato Genetic Resources), AVNET (Asian Vegetable Network), BAPNET (Banana Asia and Pacific Network), INGER (International Network for Genetic Evaluation of Rice), APAN (Asia-Pacific Agro- Forestry Network), APCC (Asia-Pacific Coconut Commission), UTFANET (Under- Utilized Tropical Fruits Network), APINMAP (Asia-Pacific International Network on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants), TANSAO (Taro Network for Southeast Asia and Oceania) are networks wherein the Philippines is a member, whose main activities are to foster regional cooperation for plant genetic resources conservation and sustainable use in the region, and promote technology transfer to upgrade the capability of the national PGR programme.

Through these PGRFA networks, the country has gained the following benefits:

ƒ Transfer of technology

109 ƒ Back up safety duplication of germplasm (please refer to Table 5) ƒ Improved access to markets for PGRFA products ƒ Exchange of germplasm ƒ Increased SHs participation ƒ Access to financial resources through participation ƒ Increased research facilities ƒ Sharing of responsibilities for network activities ƒ Exchange of technical expertise ƒ Training for national programme scientists ƒ Exchange of information ƒ Access to advanced research results ƒ Increased awareness of PGRFA

Table 21 lists some projects carried out by some SHs in collaboration with PGRFA networks. From these projects 14 publications in the context of the network activities from DOA-UPLB, PCA-ZRC and SEARICE were published.

Table 21 List of programme/project/activity carried out by SHs in collaboration with PGRFA networks. Stakeholder Name of programme/project/activity BPI-LBNCRDC Acquisition, Conservation and utilization of priority vegetables: Eggplant. Mungbean, squash, tomato, vegetable soybean and yardlongbean DMMMSU and Germplasm Collection of Banana MMSU DOA-UPLB Rice Germplasm Acquisition, Characterization, Evaluation, Conservation and Documentation Safeguarding and preserving the biodiversity of the rice genepool in the Philippines IPB-NPGRL Collection, Conservation and Utilization of Indigenous Vegetable Germplasm PCA-ZRC Application of standard protocols on coconut genomic DNA isolation, embryo culture and SSR molecular markers to support genetic diversity studies and conservation programs in the Philippines Collection and evaluation and conservation of coconut genetic resources in the Philippines using a systematic sampling strategy Collection and evaluation of coconut cultivars and conservation of genetic resources Farmer participatory research to identify multi-purpose uses of coconut and suitable varieties; and in situ coconut genetic resources conservation and use in localized conditions through coconut farming systems approach

110 Continuation of Table 21 Stakeholder Name of programme/project/activity

Marker assisted identification and utilization of outstanding tall population and hybrids for an accelerated coconut replanting. Sub-project Components: Project 1. Identification and utilization of outstanding tall populations for an accelerated replanting program. Project 2. Development of DNA markers for identification and utilization of outstanding tall populations and hybrids for accelerated coconut replanting Poverty Reduction in Coconut Growing Communities Project (PRCGC) PhilRice Safeguarding and preserving the biodiversity of the rice genepool in the Philippines PhilRootcrops Evaluation and breeding for rainfed cropping systems in Southeast Asia and Oceania (TANSAO: Taro Network for Southeast Asia and Oceania) SEARICE CVSCAFT-SEARICE-FCC collaboration Bohol Initiators for Sustainable Agriculture and Development Bohol Network for Farmers Rights Provincial programme on PGR CDU

The government provided technical expertise in joint activities; organized and hosted network meetings, and gave information and management support to the network. It also provided funds for travel costs to attend meetings and publishing costs. However, lack of financial resources often posed a major constraint to the effective participation of the country in regional and/or international PGRFA networks. Also, national policies limited the ability of the country to share germplasm and there were no policies yet established on benefit-sharing among potential partners.

Comments on promoting networks for PGRFA

The activities of the networks on PGRFA should be sustained by allocating appropriate funds to support programs of the network.

Concerned NGOs have also established local and regional networks that work on PGRFA.

Priority Area 17 Constructing Comprehensive Information Systems for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

In the Philippines, there is no standardized data management and information system installed. Some SHs conducts projects/activities that develop data and

111 information management systems for PGRFA (Table 22).

Table 22 List of programme/project/activity conducted by SHs on the development of data and information management systems for PGRFA. Stakeholder Name of programme/project/activity BPI-DNCRDC Musa Germplasm Information System BPI-NMRDC Genebank Evaluation on Mango DOA-UPLB Rice Germplasm Acquisition, Characterization, Evaluation, Conservation and Documentation iRICE IPB-NPGRL Documentation of crop germplasm (7 projects) CanePoint Musa Germplasm Information System PCA-ZRC Coconut Genetic Resources Database Coconut Data Management System PhilRice GEMS and ICIS SEARICE Rice Database SRA-LGAREC SRA Germplasm Database WPU Conservation and Use of Tropical Fruit Species Diversity in the Philippines Palawan Rice Germplasm Conservation and Use of Tropical Fruit Species Diversity in the Philippines

Comments on opportunities, challenges, needs, constraints and national priorities on developing comprehensive information systems for efficient management of crop diversity and its use

The following are the SHs’ comments on developing comprehensive information systems for efficient management of crop diversity and its use:

ƒ No staff dedicated to manage the information system. ƒ Lack of trained personnel ƒ No computers dedicated for data base ƒ Lack of financial support ƒ Data base establishment on PGR not given priority ƒ Information system should be available where farmers can access and use

Priority Area 18 Developing Monitoring and Early Warning Systems for Loss of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

The Philippines recognizes the threat of genetic erosion and genetic vulnerability in the county and the need to assess them. However, a mechanism to assess genetic erosion is in place only for ex situ and this is the genebank

112 monitoring. Ne1vertheless, the problem of lack of financial resources hinders the successful implementation of this activity.

In a continuing study, the status of a natural population of Oryza minuta in Pangil, Laguna is being monitored to assess the rate and degree of genetic erosion. In the case of sympatric populations of O. minuta and O. officinalis in Leyte, three monitoring visits were conducted. In sweetpotato, an assessment of erosion of genetic diversity in Central Luzon was conducted. A continuing assessment of the diversity and extent of genetic erosion was done on wild type coconut in Samar, Homonhon, and Siargao islands.

Comment on developing and using early warning systems, their constraints and opportunities, and the extent of external support needed to develop and use appropriate early warning systems to monitoring genetic erosion of PGRFA and genetic vulnerability caused by this erosion in the country

There is a need to establish an operational early warning system to monitor genetic erosion of PGRFA. This should be incorporated as a regular activity of the national programme. The lack of funding is the primary constraint. Monitoring and development of an early warning system on the possible occurrence of genetic erosion should be developed for wild species of Oryza, Abelmoschus, Vigna, Mangifera, Musa, Canarium, medicinal plants and wild type coconut; and for the existing diversity in traditional varieties of rice, maize, vegetables, food legumes, fruits, coffee and cacao.

Priority Area 19. Expanding and Improving Education and Training

A total of 69 training courses that addresses the different GPA activity areas (Table 23) were attended by 200 personnel of the different SHs were reported.

Table 23. Trainings covering GPA priority area activities. Number of Stakeholder Name of training course GPA activity areas addressed participating staff BPI-BNCRDC Workshop on Sustainable Conservation and Priority Area 5; Priority Area 6; 1 Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources Priority Area 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 BPI-CRD National Seminar on the Protection of Plant Priority Area 13 3 Varieties Plant Variety Protection Implementation and Priority Area 13 3 Planning Workshop Seminar Series on the State of the Art of Medicinal Priority Area 12; Priority Area 7 Plant Research and Business Opportunities 14 Workshop on the Development of Descriptors for Priority Area 9 3 Priority Medicinal Plants Sustainable Utilization and Management of Priority Area 5; Priority Area 10 1 Agrobiodiversity

113 Continuation of Table 23 Stakeholder Name of training course GPA activity areas addressed Number of participating staff Plant Variety Protection, Orientation and Principles Priority Area 13 10 of Variety Examination Workshop on Sustainable Conservation and Priority Area 5; Priority Area 6; 10 Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources Priority Area 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 Plant Genetic Resources Documentation and Priority Area 17 2 Information Management Executive Training Course on National Resource Priority Area 4 4 Management in Globalizing Asia BPI-DNCRDC Workshop on Sustainable Conservation and Priority Area 5; Priority Area 6; 1 Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources Priority Area 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 Regional Training Course on Characterization, 5. Sustaining Existing Ex Situ 1 Evaluation and Conservation of Tropical Fruit Collections; 9.1. Germplasm Genetic Resources characterization and/or evaluation Training on Plant Genetic Resources Documenta- Priority Area 17 1 tion and Information Management of Tropical fruits BPI-LBNCRDC Plant genetic Resources Conservation and Priority Area 5; Priority Area 6; 2 Management Priority Area 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 RETA 6067 Final Workshop on Promoting Priority Area 2; Priority Area 9; 3 Utilization of Indigenous Vegetables for Improved Priority Area 10; Priority Area Nutrition of Resource-poor households in Asia 13 Training on Regeneration, characterization and Priority Area 5; Priority Area 9 1 evaluation of vegetable soybean, other legumes and indigenous vegetables Training workshop on conducting trials of Priority Area 10 1 Promising Vegetable varieties Plant variety Protection: Orientation and principles Priority Area 13 7 of variety Examination Asian Productivity Organizations training course on Priority Area 13 1 Tissue culture Virus indexing and orchid micropropagation Priority Area 13 1 Training on Anthurium Propagation (in-vitro) Priority Area 13 1 Short course on orchid Tissue culture Priority Area 13 1 BPI-LGNCRDC Workshop on Sustainable Conservation and Priority Area 5; Priority Area 6; 1 Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources PriorityArea 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 BPI-NMRDC Training Course on Plant Material Certification Priority Area 13 1 Asian Regional Technical Meeting for Plant Variety Priority Area 13 1 Protection of New Plant Varoieties Regional Training Course on Plant Material Priority Area 13 2 Certification Training on Plant Genetic Resources Priority Area 17 1 Documentation and Information Management of Tropical fruits

114 Continuation of Table 23 Number of Stakeholder Name of training course GPA activity areas addressed participating staff CMU Post-Graduate Training (MS in Plant Genetic Priority Area 2; Priority Area 5; 1 Resources) Priority Area 6; Priority Area 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 DA-STIARC Regional Training Course on Characterization, 5. Sustaining Existing Ex Situ 1 Evaluation and Conservation of Tropical Fruit Collections; 9.1. Germplasm Genetic Resources characterization and/or evaluation Seed Improvement and Certification 13. Supporting Seed 1 Production and Distribution DOA-UPLB International Training Course on Seed bank Mgmt. Priority Area 5; Priority Area 9 1 Post-Graduate Training (MS in Plant Genetic Priority Area 2; Priority Area 5; 1 Resources) Priority Area 6; Priority Area 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 ERDB Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Priority Area 5; Priority Area 6; 1 Management Priority Area 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 Post-Graduate Training (Minor in Plant Genetic Priority Area 2; Priority Area 5; 2 Resources) Priority Area 6; Priority Area 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 IPB-NPGRL Inventory and Workshops of PGRFA Priority Area 5; Priority Area 6; 18 Priority Area 7; Priority Area 8; part of Priority Area 9 on Germplasm characterization and/or evaluation; part Priority Area 10 on Plant breeding; Priority Area 17 Regional training course on strengthening national Priority Area 17 9 capacity to manage information of fruit species genetic resources Training course on documentation of PGRFA Priority Area 17 7 Post-Graduate Training (MS in Plant Genetic Priority Area 2; Priority Area 5; 1 Resources) Priority Area 6; Priority Area 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 MMSU Post-Graduate Training (MS in Plant Genetic Priority Area 2; Priority Area 5; 1 Resources) Priority Area 6; Priority Area 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 NARC Training on Plant Genetic Resources Priority Area 17 1 Documentation and Information Management NTA Organization and Management of Seed Production Priority Area 13 1 and Supply Tobacco Inspectors and Seed Growers Training Priority Area 13 6 Training Seminar on Data Management Using MS Priority Area 17 6 Access

115 Continuation of Table 23 Number of Stakeholder Name of training course GPA activity areas addressed participating staff Indexers' Revitalization and PROSEA Databank Priority Area 17 2 Utilization Training Data Management Using MS Access Priority Area 17 1 Training on Internet Priority Area 17 1 PCA-ZRC Farmer participatory research to identify multi- Part of Priority Area 1 on 25 purpose uses of coconut and suitable varieties; and Indigenous knowledge; Priority in situ coconut genetic resources conservation and Area 2; Priority Area 11; use in localized conditions through coconut farming Priority Area 13; Priority Area systems approach 14 Marker assisted identification and utilization of Part of Priority Area 1 on 10 outstanding tall population and hybrids for an Indigenous knowledge; part of accelerated coconut replanting. Sub-project Priority Area 9 on On-farm Components: Project 1. Identification and evaluation; Priority Area 11; utilization of outstanding tall populations for an Priority Area 13 accelerated replanting program. Project 2. Development of DNA markers for identification and utilization of outstanding tall populations and hybrids for accelerated coconut replanting Post-Graduate Training (MS in Plant Genetic Priority Area 2; Priority Area 5; 2 Resources) Priority Area 6; Priority Area 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 International LINK2PALM 2004 Laboratory Course Priority Area 10 1 in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Workshop on Coconut Genetic Resources Priority Area 9 1 Management using Microsatellite Kit and Dedicated Statistical Software Regional Training Course on Establishment and Priority Area 5 1 Management of Field Genebanks for conservation and Use. Farmer Participatory Research on Coconut Priority Area 2 1 Diversity-Training Workshop (Asia) Biotechnology Training (Molecular Marker Priority Area 9 1 Technology: Microsatellite (SSR) Trainors Course on Coconut Breeding Research Priority Area 10 2 Techniques (STANTECH), Manado, Workshop on Standardization of Coconut Breeding Priority Area 10 2 Research Techniques (STANTECH) Hands-on training on new techniques on molecular Priority Area 9 1 technology and testing of primers from CIRAD Indexer's Revitalization & PROSEA Databank Priority Area 17 1 Utilization Training-Workshop Educational Tour to Mapanget Coconut Research Priority Area 5; Priority Area 10 2 Station, Manado, Indonesia International Coconut Germplasm Collection and Priority Area 5 1 Conservation Training Course

116 Continuation of Table 23 Number of Stakeholder Name of training course GPA activity areas addressed participating staff PhilRice Genetic Resources Conservation and Management Priority Area 5; Priority Area 6; 1 Priority Area 17 Training Course on Plant Genetic Resources Priority Area 17 1 Documentation MS Plant Genetic Resources Priority Area 17 1 MS Plant Breeding Priority Area 17 2 Ph. D. Plant Breeding Priority Area 17 2 SEARICE Southeast Asia Technical Training on Community Priority Area 1; Priority Area 2; 6 Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Priority Area 9; Priority Area Development 10; Priority Area 11; Priority Area 13; Priority Area 16 WPU Training on Plant Genetic Resources Priority Area 17 1 Documentation and Information Management of Tropical Fruits Regional Training Course on Characterization, Priority Area 5; Priority Area 9 1 Evaluation and Conservation of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources Post-Graduate Training (Minor in Plant Genetic Priority Area 2; Priority Area 5; 1 Resources) Priority Area 6; Priority Area 9; Priority Area 10; Priority Area 17 18 69 200

Table 24 lists that most of the topics that the SHs considered to be a training priority for their staff are presently not covered by any training program at the national level.

Table 24. List of topics considered to be a training priority not covered by any training program* in the national or regional level. Stakeholder Training topic/s Not available BPI-LBNCRDC Germplasm enhancement and utilization; upstream or at National level molecular/biotechnology based characterization and evaluation; establishment of core collection DOA-UPLB Upstream or molecular/biotechnology based at National level characterization and evaluation IPB-NPGRL Enhancement and utilization of PGRFA at Regional level LAES PGRFA enhancement and utilization; Promoting public at National and awareness on PGRFA Regional levels NARC Diversity assessment; Establishment of core collection; at National level Molecular characterization;enhancement and utilization of PGRFA NTA PGRFA surveying and inventorying at National level

117 Continuation of Table 24 Stakeholder Training topic/s Not available

PhilRice The use of molecular markers to distinguish duplicates in at National level genebank management; Policies on PGRFA; Promoting public awareness on PGRFA; In situ/on farm conservation of PGRFA; Germplasm enhancement and utilization *Short-term trainings

There is no national strategy for education and training for PGRFA in the country. University-level education is offered to interested students. Sufficient training and education opportunities exist in the country, but it is dependent on available financial resources. There were several short course training opportunities on priority topics related to PGRFA conservation and use.

Comments on establishing, improving and expanding training facilities on conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA, and on the extent of external assistance needed to implement training and educational programmes in the country

Stakeholders believe that there must be a stable, established and improved training facilities for conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA, especially for in vitro conservation and molecular characterization

Scholarships for appropriate staff of the national programme to undertake degree courses on the conservation and management of biodiversity (PGRFA) should be provided.

Trainings/training courses on any of the GPA areas which are very useful to the conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA should be available and provided.

There should be regular funding support from local and international agencies/organizations for research training institutions/facilities since no capital outlay support are being programmed by the government due to financial constraints.

Priority Area 20 Promoting Public Awareness of the Value of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Conservation and Use

The awareness of the value of PGRFA is limited in the country. There is no formal programme in place in the country to promote public awareness of the value of PGRFA.

The constraints to develop materials to increase public awareness are insufficient number of staff, lack of skills and knowledge on PGRFA, insufficient financial support and the activity is not a priority of the institution.

118 Although some constraints were identified, some of the SHs have developed materials using different types of media to create public awareness on the value of PGRFA (Table 25).

Table 25 List of products developed, media used, audience targeted and topics covered in creating awareness on the value of PGRFA. Stakeholder Products developed Media used Audiences Topics covered targeted BPI-LBNCRDC Display panels and Radio, press, Farmers, school Importance of PGRFA posters; Audio-visual conferences children; general as part of biodiversity; products public Environmental education BPI-NMRDC Audio-visual products; Radio; Diversity Policy makers; Importance of PGRFA as Display panels and fairs; Conferences; Scientists; Extension part of biodiversity; posters; Fact sheets; Educational events agents; Farmers; Farmers' role; National Newsletters; Reports School children; policy (enter references below); General public Magazines (enter references below); Accessories (t-shirts, caps, bags, etc.) /Gadgets CMU Audio-visual products; Press; Television; Policy makers; Importance of PGRFA as Display panels and Radio; Internet; Scientists; Extension part of biodiversity; posters; Fact sheets; Conferences; agents; Farmers; Farmers' role; National Newsletters Educational events School children; policy; Environmental General public education DMMMSU Display Panels Seminars LGU, School Children Product evaluation, Feeding program Posters, Audio visuals Radio/TV All Stakeholders IPB-NPGRL Display panels and Press; Television; General public Importance of PGRFA as posters; Newsletters Radio; part of biodiversity; Conferences National policy MMSU Newsletters Press; Policy makers; Conferences Extension agents; Farmers NARC Display panels and Conferences; Policy makers; Importance of PGRFA as posters; Reports (enter Educational events Scientists; Extension part of biodiversity; references below) agents; Farmers Environmental education

NTA Reports (enter references Conferences Policy makers; Importance of PGRFA as below) Scientists; Extension part of biodiversity agents PCA-ZRC Audio-visual products; Press; Television; Policy makers; Importance of PGRFA as Display panels and Diversity fairs; Scientists; Extension part of biodiversity; posters; Fact sheets; Conferences; agents; Farmers; Farmers' role; National Newsletters; Accessories Educational events School children; policy; Environmental (t-shirts, caps, bags, etc.) General public education /Gadgets PhilRice Reports (enter references Television; Radio; Farmers; School below); Magazines (enter Diversity fairs; children; General references below); Conferences; public Accessories (t-shirts, caps, Educational events bags, etc.) /Gadgets SEARICE Audio-visual products; Radio; Diversity Policy makers; Importance of PGRFA as Display panels and fairs; Conferences Scientists; Extension part of biodiversity; posters; Newsletters; agents; Farmers; Farmers' role; National Reports (enter references School children policy; Environmental below) education ERDB and Audio-visual products; Radio; Diversity Scientists; Extension PGRFA as part of ERDS Field Display panels and fairs; Conferences agents; Farmers; biodiversity from forest offices posters; School children resources; Environmental education

119 SEARICE and the Magsasaka at Siyentipiko Para sa Ikauunlad ng Agham Pangagrikultura are two NGOs involved in public awareness activities in the country.

Comments on challenges, opportunities and constraints, and support received and additional support needed from regional and international organizations for increasing public awareness of the value of PGRFA.

CMU believes that additional support from the regional, national and international organizations to increase public awareness of the value of PGRFA in corn is needed. On the other hand, IPB-NPGRL stated that there is low priority given to activities on public awareness of the value of PGRFA. PCA-ZRC, NARC and PhilRice think that sustained funding support will cause increase public awareness of the value of PGRFA. Training on information system is a necessity that SEARICE considers.

CHAPTER 5 ACHIEVEMENTS, CONSTRAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE NATIONAL INFORMATION SHARING MECHANISM

Constraints

1. Some of the SHs reported that their existing computers are outdated and cannot be upgraded. The software for the implementation of NISM requires hardware that some SHs did not have. 2. Most of the data on PGR from the SHs are not in electronic form, and had to be encoded before entry into the needed tables. 3. Lack of manpower and skill to encode the data.

a. There was insufficient communication between the SHs, the NFP and the coordinators on the problems encountered during the data gathering and recording process. b. All the designated SH representatives have their normal workload and were therefore involved in the development of the NISM on a part time basis. c. The support provided to the SHs was limited to technical support.

5. The importance of the project’s impact is not well understood by some of the agency heads. 6. Lack of timely follow-up technical supports given to the SHs by the NFP. 7. Changes in leadership of the project affected the activity. 8. Many SHs did not provide data. As a result, the picture on the state of PGRFA in the country is still incomplete. 9. The designated representatives of the SHs did not receive on time their Special Orders which would have officially formalized their involvement in the development of the NISM.

120 Achievements

1. Existing PGR collection, characterization, evaluation, conservation and utilization data from 22 SHs are now in electronic form in the NISM. These data can be used to make an assessment of the the current status of PGRFA in order to fill information gaps and to identify needs and priorities for the conservation and sustainable utilization of PGRFA. 2. Close collaboration among SHs was achieved. 3. Based on the information available in the NISM-GPA, a report on the current status of PGR activities in the country was prepared and the needs and priorities for the future identified. 4. Information available in the NISM-GPA was shared among SHs and is accessible to others. 5. Inspite of changes in leadership, the coordination of activities was sustained leading to the establishment of the NISM in the Philippines. 6. A network of PGR curators and SHs who share the same responsibilities and commitment was established. In addition, cordial professional relationship was also established among SHs which may prove useful in the sustained operation of the NISM.

Feedback on the operationalization and Suggestions for Improving the maintenance of NISM-GPA in the country

1. There should be thorough familiarization of the SH representatives on the use and operation of the NISM-GPA software. 2. There should be commitment from the participating institutions, specifically the focal institution, to allocate funding and human resources for this activity. This will insure that the activity is sustained beyond the project life. 3. The National Focal Institution for the NISM, together with the designated representatives of the SHs, should provide feedback on the accomplishments and future plans of the NISM to the leadership of the SH institutions to obtain their continued support for the activity. 4. Each PGR office should be equipped with a computer that could run the software and handle a large volume of data. 5. The NFP should provide a strong leadership to the work and should designate good technical staff to maintain and regularly update the NISM- GPA database. 6. The Steering Committee that was established to guide, advise and oversee the activities for the establishment of NISM-GPA should play a sustained role in assisting the work. 7. DA-BPI should institutionalize the NISM and provide appropriate administrative and financial support.

121 Feedbacks and Suggestions to FAO

The FAO should attempt to secure sustained funding and technical support/assistance for the smooth and continuous operation of NISMs.

On NISM establishment

a. NISM-GPA software

A longer training period for the SHs and the data administrator is recommended on the use and operation of the NISM-GPA software.

The data to be collected must be recorded in accordance to a standardized form for ease of data input and management.

The software should have a search menu to view the contents. This will facilitate data access and retrieval.

Several sessions with the use of guide and actual data are needed to really navigate around the program with ease. This will also facilitate the exact input of the necessary information in every common table. A thorough understanding of how the common tables must be filled is important to actually see the fitness of linking the common tables and the tables within each priority area.

b. Guide Towards the National Information Sharing Mechanism on the Implementation of the GPA and its establishment

The Guide is well written and a good reference during the navigation and input of data using the NISM-GPA program.

c. GPA Implementation in Asia – a compilation of frequently asked questions using the computer application for the establishment of NISM-GPA

Suggested FAQs:

1. Can any country input their data in the GPA-NISM? 2. If I am just a browser, can I access information? eg. Crops and their scientific names and their relatives, the countries holding them, etc. 3. Is it possible to put search results from different sections or priority areas in one table? 4. Can search results be filtered? 5. Is it possible to print the results of the search? 6. Is ti possible to cite GPA-NISM as reference? What is the correct citation?

122 7. If am a stakeholder and I am to update/correct the submitted information, should I submit the data to the national focal person or can I directly append/modify data and inform the NFP? 8. Are e-mail addresses clickable if the software is accessed through the internet? 9. Is data migration possible? (eg. from GPA-NISM to MS Excel)

d. Indicators and Reporting Format for Monitoring the Implementation of GPA (CGRFA – 10/04/Inf.5)

A glossary of PGR terminologies used in the indicators should be provided to facilitate data entry and reporting.

Support provided by the project and FAO technical staff and collaborators

The FAO technical staff in Bangkok and IPGRI-APO (Bioversity) provided excellent technical and logistical support to the project in the Philippines.

CHAPTER 6 NEXT STEP AND FUTURE PLANS including plans of distributing the report and communicating its results

Plans and assistance of BPI for the maintenance and dissemination of GPA-NISM

1. Networking

ƒ Continue communication with stakeholders who were part of the project but were not able to provide information to the NISM, and encourage them to participate. This will ensure that a more comprehensive information on the PGR efforts in the country is achieved.

ƒ BPI will facilitate the issuance of Special Orders signed by the Secretary of Agriculture that will officially formalize the participation of the designated representatives of the SHs. The BPI will also work for the signing of Memoranda of Understanding between DA-BPI and the participating agencies/universities involved in the project for the sustained sharing of information and implementation of NISM-GPA.

2. As focal agency of the project, BPI will maintain the database and webpage of the NISM-GPA. It will provide two (2) technical staff to be taken from technical divisions to assist in the maintenance and updating of the database and one (1) information technology support staff to update and maintain the webpage content of the project.

3. BPI will support training of stakeholders by providing food and accommodation. BPI would like to encourage cost-sharing with the SHs

123 through provision of travel and incidental expenses incurred during the training of the participants.

4. Present policy allocates at least 5% of an agency’s total budget to the Gender and Development (GAD) program. Using this as the basis, BPI will try to appropriate funds from its regular budget (MOOE) to support the implementation of NISM-GPA. BPI will develop a Work and Financial Plan as basis for budget allocation.

5. The membership of the Steering Committee that was created earlier by BPI to act as advisory body for this project would be reviewed and will be tasked to perform the same function to meet the goals of the project.

124 Annex 1

First National Consultation-Workshop on ITPGRFA Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) Bayview Hotel, Manila, Philippines 27-29 January 2004

PROGRAM

January 27 (Morning) 9:00 ƒ Opening Prayer Ms. Teresita Guevarra ƒ National Anthem Ms. Andrea Inocencio ƒ Welcome Remarks Mr. Ceferino A. Baniqued ƒ National Team Leader, NPGRFA ƒ Introduction of Participants Ms. Babylinda Marquez ƒ Messages Dr. William C. Medrano Director, BAR

Dr. Hernani G. Golez OIC-Director, BPI

Dr. N. Quat Ng Chief Technical Advisor GPA Project, FAO-RAP

Master of Ceremonies: Ms. Solita R. Sicat

9:30 Coffee Break 10:00 Introduction of GPA Project Objectives Mr. Ceferino A. Baniqued and Purpose of the Consultation- National Team Leader, NPGRFA Workshop 10:30 FAO’s Role in Facilitating the Dr. N. Quat Ng Development of OTPGRFA and the Chief Technical Advisor Sharing of the National Information GPA Project, FAO-RAP Sharing Mechanism in the Implementation of GPA for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of PGRFA 11:30 GPA Monitoring Mechanism Pilot Dr. Percy Sajise Testing in the Americas, Africa and Regional Director, IPGRI Europe: Lesson Learned and Implications for Pilot Testing

Lunch Break

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January 27 (Afternoon) 1:30 IRRI’s Contribution to GPA Dr. N. Ruaraidh Sackville Implementation in the Philippines Hamilton Director, GRC, IRRI 2:30 Demonstration and Practicum on Dr. Paul Quek Computer Application on NSIM-GPS IPGRI (Beta Version 2.0)

Moderator: Dr. Felipe dela Cruz

3:30 Coffee Break 4:00 Computer Demo (Contuation)

Fellowship sa BPI

January 28 (Morning) 8:30 Capacity Assessment for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of PGRFA in the Philippines 9:30 In Situ Conservation: GEF Experience Dr. Felipe dela Cruz University Researcher IPB-NPGRL, UPLB

126 Annex 2

LIST OF NATIONAL SEED INDUSTRY COUNCIL (NSIC) REGISTERED VARIETIES 1994-2005

COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME RICE Irrigated Lowland 2005 NSIC 2005 Rc146 PJ7 PhilRice 2005 NSIC 2005 Rc144 Tubigan 8 UP Los Baños 2005 NSIC 2005 Rc142 Tubigan 7 PhilRice 2005 NSIC 2005 Rc140 Tubigan 6 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Rc138 Tubigan 5 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Rc136H Mestiso 7 IRRI 2005 NSIC 2005 Rc134 Tubigan 4 PhilRice 2004 NSIC 2004 Rc132H Mestiso 6 SL AgriTech 2004 NSIC 2004 Rc130 Tubigan 3 PhilRice 2004 NSIC 2004 Rc128 Mabango 1 - do - 2004 NSIC 2004 Rc126H Mestiso 5 Monsanto Phils., Inc., Inc. 2004 NSIC 2004 Rc124H Mestiso 4 Bayer Crop Science 2003 NSIC 2003 Rc122 Angelica IRRI 2003 NSIC 2003 Rc120 Matatag 6 PhilRice 2003 NSIC 2003 Rc118 Matatag 3 IRRI 2002 NSIC 2002 Rc116H Mestiso 3 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Rc114H Mestiso 2 - do -

127 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 2002 NSIC 2002 Rc112 Tubigan 2 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Rc110 Tubigan 1 - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Rc108 Anahawan PhilRice 2001 NSIC 2001 Rc106 Sumilao IRRI 2001 NSIC 2001 Rc104 Balili PhilRice 2000 PSB 2000 Rc102 Mamburao IRRI 2000 PSB 2000 Rc100 Santiago PhilRice 2000 PSB 2000 Rc98 Lian UP Los Banos 2000 PSB 2000 Rc96 Ibulao IRRI 2000 PSB 2000 Rc94 Hungduan - do - 2000 PSB 2000 Rc92 Sagada - do - 2000 PSB 2000 Rc90 Buguey PhilRice 2000 PSB 2000 Rc88 Naga IRRI 2000 PSB 2000 Rc86 Matnog - do - Irrigated Lowland 2000 PSB 2000 Rc84 Sipocot - do - 2000 PSB 2000 Rc82 Penaranda - do - 2000 PSB 2000 Rc80 Pasig - do - 2000 PSB 2000 Rc78 Pampanga PhilRice 1999 PSB 1999 Rc76H Panay Cargill Phils., Inc. 1999 PSB 1999 Rc74 Aklan UP Los Banos 1997 PSB 1997 Rc72H Mestizo Hybrid IRRI

128 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 1997 PSB 1997 Rc70 Bamban - do - 1997 PSB 1997 Rc68 Sacobia - do - 1997 PSB 1997 Rc66 Agusan PhilRice 1997 PSB 1997 Rc64 Kabacan UP Los Banos 1997 PSB 1997 Rc62 Naguilian PhilRice 1997 PSB 1997 Rc60 Tugatog IRRI 1997 PSB 1997 Rc58 Mayapa UP Los Banos 1997 PSB 1997 Rc56 Dapitan PhilRice 1997 PSB 1997 Rc54 Abra IRRI 1997 PSB 1997 Rc52 Gandara - do - 1995 PSB 1995 Rc50 Bicol - do - 1995 PSB 1995 Rc48 Hagonoy - do - 1995 PSB 1995 Rc46 Sumadel - do - 1995 PSB 1995 Rc44 Gohang - do - 1995 PSB 1995 Rc42 Baliwag - do - 1995 PSB 1995 Rc40 Chayong PhilRice 1995 PSB 1995 Rc38 Rinara - do - 1995 PSB 1995 Rc36 Ma-ayon/Ennano II - do - 1995 PSB 1995 Rc34 Burdagol - do - 1995 PSB 1995 Rc32 Jaro UP Los Banos 1995 PSB 1995 Rc30 Agus IRRI

129 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 1995 PSB 1995 Rc28 Agno - do - 1994 PSB 1994 Rc26H Magat Hybrid - do - 1994 PSB 1994 Rc24 Cagayan PhilRice 1994 PSB 1994 Rc22 Liliw UP Los Banos 1994 PSB 1994 Rc20 Chico IRRI Upland 2005 NSIC 2005 Rc19 Malagkit 4 PhilRice 2004 NSIC 2004 Rc17 Malagkit 3 - do - 2004 NSIC 2004 Rc15 Malagkit 2 - do - Upland 2004 NSIC 2004 Rc13 Malagkit 1 UP Los Banos 2001 NSIC 2001 Rc11 Canlaon PhilRice 2001 NSIC 2001 Rc9 Apo IRRI 2000 NSIC 2000 Rc7 Banahaw PhilRice 1997 PSB 1997 Rc5 Arayat IRRI 1997 PSB 1997 Rc3 Ginilingan Puti PhilRice Stop gap variety 2002 Stop gap variety Matatag 9 IRRI 2000 Stop gap variety Matatag 2 - do - CORN Genetically Modified 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 16 DK 9161-1 Monsanto Phils., Inc. 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 15 DK 9051-1 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 14 DK 909-1 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 13 DK 878-1 - do -

130 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 12 DK 868-1 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 11 DK 818-2 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 10 30Y95 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc. 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 09 30Y80 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 09 30Y80 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 08 30Y75 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 07 30D44 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 06 30Y50 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 05 30Y49 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 04 30Y84 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 03 30Y73 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 02 DK 838 YG Monsanto Phils., Inc. 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn GM 01 DK 818 YG - do - Yellow Corn Hybrid 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn 174 CW 831 B.M. Domingo/Cornworld Breeding Systems Corp. 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn 173 30N34 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc. 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn 172 30M73 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn 171 PB 8204 Monsanto Phils., Inc. 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn 170 TB 8108 - do - Glutinous Corn 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn 169 IES Glut 7 DA-CVIARC 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn 168 IES Glut 6 - do - White Corn Hybrid 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn 167 Los Baños White Gold IPB

131 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME Yellow Corn Hybrid 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn 166 NK 8870 Syngenta Phils., Inc. White Corn Hybrid 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn 165 Ghen 802w Ghen Seeds Corp. Yellow Corn Hybrid 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn 164 Ghen 703 - do - White Corn Hybrid 2005 NSIC 2005 Cn 163 BIOSEED 9744 Bioseed Research Phils., Inc. Glutinous Corn 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 162 IES Glut 4 DA-CVIARC Yellow OPV 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 161 IES Cn5 - do - White Corn Hybrid 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 160 USMARC TX012 USMARC 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 159 USMARC TX010 - do - Yellow Corn Hybrid 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 158 CW 801 B.M. Domingo/Cornworld Breeding Systems Corp. 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 157 CW 811 - do - 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 156 CW 821 - do - 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 155 DK 9132 Monsanto Phils., Inc. 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 154 DK 979 - do - White Corn Hybrid 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 153 DK 3668w - do - 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 152 BIOSEED 9744 Bioseed Research Phils., Inc. Yellow Corn Hybrid 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 151 BIOSEED 9909 - do - 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 150 BIOSEED 9888 - do - 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 149 NK 8860 Syngenta Phils., Inc. 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 147 30B80 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc. 2004 NSIC 2004 Cn 145 DEKALB 9051 Monsanto Phils., Inc. 2003 NSIC 2003 Cn 148 30P95 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc.

132 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 2003 NSIC 2003 Cn 147 30B80 - do - 2003 NSIC 2003 Cn 146 DEKALB 868 Monsanto Phils., Inc. 2003 NSIC 2003 Cn 145 DEKALB 9051 - do - 2003 NSIC 2003 Cn 144 NK 8850 - do - 2003 NSIC 2003 Cn 143 NK 8840 "Super Jumbo" Syngenta Phils., Inc. White Corn Hybrid 2003 NSIC 2003 Cn 142 30W30 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc. Yellow Corn Hybrid 2002 NSIC 2002 Cn 141 TSG 81 Asian Hybrid Seed Tech., Inc. 2002 NSIC 2002 Cn 140 NK 8830 Syngenta Phils., Inc. 2002 NSIC 2002 Cn 139 30P60 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc. 2002 NSIC 2002 Cn 138 BS 9900 Bioseed Research Phils., Inc. Yellow OPV 2001 NSIC 2001 Cn 137 USMARC 99149 USMARC White OPV 2001 NSIC 2001 Cn 136 USMARC 9902 W - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Cn 135 IES GLUT 2 DA-CVIARC Yellow Corn Hybrid 2001 NSIC 2001 Cn 134 C 8652 Agroseed Phils., Inc. 2001 NSIC 2001 Cn 133 C 8619 - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Cn 132 P 30M50 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc. 2001 NSIC 2001 Cn 131 P 30R49 - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Cn 130 C 9026 Agroseed Phils., Inc. 2001 NSIC 2001 Cn 129 NK 8820 Syngenta Phils., Inc. 2001 NSIC 2001 Cn 128 BC 9901 Bioseed Research Phils., Inc. 2000 NSIC 2000 Cn 127 P 30D44 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc.

133 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME Yellow Corn Hybrid 2000 NSIC 2000 Cn 126 P 30A55 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Cn 125 C 8010 Monsanto Phils., Inc. 2000 NSIC 2000 Cn 124 C 7286 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Cn 123 C 7122 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Cn 122 AG 8374 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Cn 121 AG 8314B - do - White Corn Hybrid 2000 NSIC 2000 Cn 120 AG 5325 - do - White OPV 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 119 CMU 9425 CMU 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 118 CMU 9423 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 117 CMU 9421 - do - Yellow Corn Hybrid 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 116 TCT 1155 B.M. Domingo/Cornworld Breeding Systems Corp. 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 115 P 30A65 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc. 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 114 P 30A38 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 113 DK 9572 Monsanto Phils., Inc. 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 112 CPX 3627 - do - White Corn Hybrid 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 111 CPX 3601 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 110 CPX 3600 - do - Yellow Corn Hybrid 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 109 CGX 06416 Syngenta Phils., Inc. 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 108 CGX 04468 Novartis Agro Phils., Inc. 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 107 CGX 04461 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 106 C 7118 Monsanto Phils., Inc.

134 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 105 AG 8314 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 104 AG 5324 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 103 DK XPT 9674 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 102 DK 999 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cn 101 DK 888 - do - 1999 NSIC 1998 Cn 100 CW 58 B.M. Domingo/Cornworld Breeding Systems Corp. 1999 NSIC 1998 Cn 99 P 30A10 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc. 1999 NSIC 1998 Cn 98 CW 208 Novartis Agro Phils., Inc. White Corn Hybrid 1999 NSIC 1998 Cn 97 P 30B29 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc. Yellow Corn Hybrid 1999 NSIC 1998 Cn 96 P 3012 - do - 1999 NSIC 1998 Cn 95 P 30J32 - do - White OPV 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 94 CMU 9424 CMU 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 93 CMU 9422 - do - Yellow OPV 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 92 LG 5 BPI-La Granja NCRDC Yellow Corn Hybrid 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 91 CW 108 B.M. Domingo/Cornworld Breeding Systems Corp. 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 90 CW 48 - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 89 P 3023 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc. Yellow Corn Hybrid 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 88 P 3013 - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 86 C 848 Cargill Phils., Inc. 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 85 BS 9890 Bioseed Research Phils., Inc.

135 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 84 BS 9889 - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 83 Mariana II Ayala Genetics Research Inc. 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 82 FE 325 FarEast Hybrid Reearch Inc. 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 81 C 939 Cargill Phils., Inc. 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 80 Mariana Ayala Genetics Research Inc. 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 79 Mariana III - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Cn 78 Mariana I - do - 1997 NSIC 1996 Cn 77 DK 909 Cargill Phils., Inc. 1997 NSIC 1996 Cn 76 DK 838 - do - 1997 NSIC 1996 Cn 75 DK 818 - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Cn 74 FE 326 FarEast Hybrid Reearch Inc. 1996 NSIC 1996 Cn 73 TCT 393 B.M. Domingo/Cornworld Breeding Systems Corp. 1996 NSIC 1996 Cn 72 TCT 311 - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Cn 71 TCT 361 - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Cn 70 BS 9881 Bioseed Research Phils., Inc. White Corn Hybrid 1996 NSIC 1996 Cn 69 AG 535 Kristal Ayala Genetics Research Inc. White OPV 1996 NSIC 1996 Cn 68 USM Var 12 USMARC Yellow OPV 1996 NSIC 1996 Cn 67 BPI LG Comp 3B BPI-La Granja NCRDC Yellow Corn Hybrid 1995 NSIC 1995 Cn 66 GSI 40 FarEast Hybrid Reearch Inc. 1995 NSIC 1995 Cn 65 GSI 88 - do - 1995 NSIC 1995 Cn 64 BS 9754 Bioseed Research Phils., Inc.

136 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME White Corn Hybrid 1995 NSIC 1995 Cn 63 IBP 9204 IPB Yellow Corn Hybrid 1995 NSIC 1995 Cn 62 IPB 911 UP Los Banos White OPV 1995 NSIC 1995 Cn 61 IES Cn 4 Ilagan Experiment Station Yellow Corn Hybrid 1994 NSIC 1994 Cn 60 P-3008 Pioneer Overseas Corp. (Phils.) 1994 NSIC 1994 Cn 59 CPX 3007 Cargill Phils., Inc. (Seed Div.) 1994 NSIC 1994 Cn 58 PAC 1358 Jardin AgChem 1994 NSIC 1994 Cn 57 CPX 3205 Cargill Phils., Inc. 1994 NSIC 1994 Cn 56 C-900M - do - 1994 NSIC 1994 Cn 55 C-520A - do - 1994 NSIC 1994 Cn 54 FE 815 Asian Hybrid Seed Tech., Inc. Green Corn 1994 NSIC 1994 Cn 53 8PASO23 Pioneer Hi-Bred Agric'l Tech., Inc. 1994 NSIC 1994 Cn 52 7PASO54 - do - Yellow OPV 1994 NSIC 1994 Cn 51 USM Var 9 USMARC 1994 NSIC 1994 Cn 50 BPI LG Comp 1 BPI - LGNCRDC FIBER Cotton 2003 NSIC 2003 Ct 13 BIOSEED 6527 Bioseed Research Phils. Inc. & Cotton Dev't. Adm. 2000 NSIC 2000 Ct 12 NAVKAR 5 Cotton Dev't. Adm. 2000 NSIC 2000 Ct 11 CRD 50-95-4-1-3-B - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Ct 10 SI - RIVIERA - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Ct 09 SI - V - 135 - do -

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COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 1999 NSIC 1999 Ct 08 CRD 43 -105-2-8 Cotton Research and Dev't. Institute 1994 NSIC 1994 Ct 06 UPL - Ct4 or 96-16 Cotton Dev't. Adm. 1994 NSIC 1994 Ct 05 CRDI - 2 or Mc Nair 220 IPB ORNAMENTALS Aglaonema 2005 NSIC 2005 Or 62 Console Queen PNRI Ti Plant 2005 NSIC 2005 Or 61 Cordyline Medina Soledad F. Agbayani Dracaena 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 60 Marea PNRI Vanda 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 59 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Puentespina Orchids & Tropical Plants, Inc. Murraya 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 58 Ibarra Santos PNRI Xanthostemon 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 57 Bonifacio Red Burst Bonifacio Trees & Greens Corp. berdugoniasis 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 56 Bonifacio Scarlet Bloom Bonifacio Trees & Greens Corp. Aglaonema 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 55 Resilience UPCA 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 54 Ambiance - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 53 Gold Dust - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 52 Sterling - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 51 Mercury - do - Mussaenda 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 50 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 49 Zenaida Umali - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 48 Corazon Aquino IPB

138 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME Anthurium 2001 NSIC 2001 Or 47 Crystal Velvet UPCA 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 46 Blushing Innocence - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 45 Gloria Angara - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 44 Romance - do - Spathoglottis 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 43 Sunrise - do - Dendrobium 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 42 Ingrid Fancy Puentespina Orchids & Tropical Plants, Inc. Aglaonema 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 41 Platinum Dr. Benito S. Vergara 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 40 Ela - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 39 Illumination - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 38 Ela's Green - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 37 Miriam - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 36 Cory - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 35 Sonya - do - Aglaonema 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 34 Marikit - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 33 Silver Anniversary UPCA 2000 NSIC 2000 Or 32 Pearl of the Orient - do - Mussaenda 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 31 Diyosa - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 30 Lakambini - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 29 Paraluman - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 28 Mutya - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 27 Diwata - do -

139 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 26 Maria Makiling - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 25 Maria Clara - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 24 Queen Sirikit - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 23 Doña Amelita - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 22 Doña Paciencia - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 21 Ginang Hilaria - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 20 Ginang Imelda - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 19 Doña Evangelina - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 18 Doña Esperanza - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 17 Doña Luz - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 16 Doña Alicia - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 15 Doña Trining - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 14 Doña Aurora - do - Hibiscus 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 13 Nay Isa IPB 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 12 Lolay - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 11 Marcela - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 10 Oryang - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 09 Ningning - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 08 Nazaria - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 07 Gabriela - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 06 Goria - do -

140 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 05 Sentenarya - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 04 Tandang Sora - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 03 Henerala - do - Anthurium 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 02 King Philip Fernando B. Aurigue Averrhoa carambola 1999 NSIC 1999 Or 01 Variegata Roberto E. Coronel SUGARCANE 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 14 PS 2 VES-PSRI 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 13 VMC 87599 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 12 VMC 87-95 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 11 VMC 86-550 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 10 VMC 84-549 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 09 VMC 84-524 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 08 VMC 84-947 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 07 Phil 91-1091 SRA-LGAREC 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 06 Phil 8943 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 05 Ming Ramos / Phil 8839 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 04 PHILUTECH 2 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 03 PHILSUTECH 1 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 02 FVR Variety - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Sc 01 Phil 8013 - do -

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COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME TOBACCO 2004 NSIC 2004 Tc 08 TN 90 Lancaster Philippines, Inc. 2004 NSIC 2004 Tc 07 KY 160 - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Tc 06 PHIL FC 4 NTA 2000 NSIC 2000 Tc 05 PHIL FC 2 - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Tc 04 Akaba - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Tc 03 Nasaldet - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Tc 02 Napuner - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Tc 01 Maingel - do - FIELD LEGUMES Mungben 2004 NSIC 2004 Mg 14 Kulabo BPI-Los Banos NCRDC 2002 NSIC 2002 Mg 13 Pagasa 21 IPB-Field Legumes Division 2002 NSIC 2002 Mg 12 Pagasa 19 - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Mg 11 Kintab BPI-Los Banos NCRDC 2000 NSIC 2000 Mg 10 Pagasa 17 IPB-Field Legumes Division 2000 NSIC 2000 Mg 09 Pagasa 15 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Mg 08 Pagasa 13 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Mg 07 EGM 3737 A or Mabunga 2 BPI-Los Banos NCRDC 1999 NSIC 1999 Mg 06 Centenial Mungo - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Mg 05 Pagasa 11 IPB-Field Legumes Division 1997 NSIC 1997 Mg 04 Pagasa 9 - do -

142 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 1996 NSIC 1996 Mg 03 Ginituan BPI-Los Banos NCRDC 1996 NSIC 1996 Mg 02 Mabunga - do - 1995 NSIC 1995 Mg 1 VC 3890 A or Catipon Var. - do - Peanut 2003 NSIC 2003 Pn 12 Ilocos Pink MMSU 2002 NSIC 2002 Pn 11 CV Pn 1 or Namnama DA-DA-CVIARC 2001 NSIC 2001 Pn 10 EGPn62 or Yaman BPI-Los Banos NCRDC 2001 NSIC 2001 Pn 09 EGPn57 or Likas - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Pn 08 EGPn60 or Sikat - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Pn 07 EGPn12 or Ginto - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Pn 06 Biyaya 14 IPB-Field Legumes Division 1999 NSIC 1999 Pn 05 EGPn 16 BPI-Los Banos NCRDC 1999 NSIC 1999 Pn 04 EGPn 4-3 - do - 1995 NSIC 1995 Pn 3 EGPn2-1 - do - 1994 NSIC 1994 Pn 2 Biyaya 12 IPB Soybean 2001 NSIC 2001 Sy 09 Mapusyaw BPI-Los Banos NCRDC 1997 NSIC 1997 Sy 08 La Carlota Soy 3 BPI-La Granja NCRDC 1996 NSIC 1996 Sy 07 Vesoy #4 BPI-Los Banos NCRDC 1996 NSIC 1996 Sy 06 BPI #4 BPI-La Granja NCRDC 1996 NSIC 1996 Sy 05 Yoshida 1 BPI-Los Banos NCRDC 1996 NSIC 1996 Sy 04 IPB Sy 85-16-08 IPB-Field Legumes Division 1996 NSIC 1996 Sy 03 IPB Sy85-03-11 - do -

143 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 1996 NSIC 1996 Sy 02 EGSy 93-62 or Malabini BPI-Los Banos NCRDC 1996 NSIC 1996 Sy 01 Saguisag - do - VEGETABLES Tomato 2005 NSIC 2005 Tm 12 Rica UPLB-IPB 2004 NSIC 2004 Tm 11 MMSU Tomato Hybrid 3 MMSU 2004 NSIC 2004 Tm 10 MMSU Tomato Hybrid 1 - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Tm 09 - - - - - BPI-Los Banos NCRDC 1995 NSIC 1995 Tm 08 Dalwangan Tm-2 DA-NOMIARC 1995 NSIC 1995 Tm 07 Dalwangan Tm1 - do - Bush Sitao 1995 NSIC 1995 Bs 5 Hagikhik UPLB-IPB 1995 NSIC 2000 Bs 4 Amihan - do - 1995 NSIC 1995 Bs 3 EG Bs 22 BPI-Los Banos NCRDC Pole Sitao 1995 NSIC 1995 Ps 3 BPI CSL - 19 - do - Cowpea 1995 NSIC 1995 Cp 7 RLV UPLB-IPB 1995 NSIC 1995 Cp 6 Sto. Niño UPLB-IPB 1995 NSIC 1995 Cp 5 EG Cp 5 BPI-Los Banos NCRDC ROOT CROPS Cassava 2005 NSIC 2005 Cv 38 LSU Cv 20 PRRTC 2005 NSIC 2005 Cv 37 Sultan 9 UPLB Cowpea 2005 NSIC 2005 Cv 36 LSU Cv 19 PRRTC 2005 NSIC 2005 Cv 35 LSU Cv 18 - do -

144 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 2005 NSIC 2005 Cv 34 LSU Cv 17 - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 Cv 33 Sultan 8 UPLB 2005 NSIC 2005 Cv 32 LSU Cv 16 PRRTC 2005 NSIC 2005 Cv 31 Rajah 2 UPLB 2005 NSIC 2005 Cv 30 LSU Cv 15 PRRTC 2005 NSIC 2005 Cv 29 CG 95-02-04 UP 2004 NSIC 2004 Cv 28 OMR 36-05-09 PRRTC 2004 NSIC 2004 Cv 27 CM 9158-4 UP 2003 NSIC 2003 Cv 26 CG91-41-01 - do - 2003 NSIC 2003 Cv 25 CG91-08-05 - do - 2003 NSIC 2003 Cv 24 OMR 33-12-7 PRRTC 2003 NSIC 2003 Cv 23 OMR 33-12-3 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Cv 22 KU 50 - do - 2002 NSIC 2002 Cv 21 SM 818-1 - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Cv 20 CG91-13 UPLB-IPB and UPLB-DOA 2000 NSIC 2000 Cv 19 SM 808-1 PRRTC 2000 NSIC 2000 Cv 18 CG 87-02-13 UPLB-IPB and UPLB-DOA 2000 NSIC 2000 Cv 17 CG87-03-01 IPB 1999 NSIC 1999 Cv 16 CMP 32-10 PRRTC 1999 NSIC 1999 Cv 15 CM 3422-1 - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Cv 14 CMP 21-15 - do -

145 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 1997 NSIC 1997 Cv 13 CMP 62-15 UPLB-IPB and UPLB-DOA 1997 NSIC 1997 Cv 12 SM972-20 - do - 1995 NSIC 1995 Cv 11 CM3419-2a - do - Water Yam 2003 NSIC 2003 Vu 06 LA-155 PRRTC 1997 NSIC 1997 Vu 05 LA-153 - do - 1994 NSIC 1994 Vu 04 LA -242 - do - Gabi 2004 NSIC 2004 Gb 09 GS - 385 - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Gb 08 GC - 396 - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Gb 07 GS - 382 - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Gb 06 GS - 377 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Gb 05 PR G-292 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Gb 04 GO-104 - do - White Potato 2004 NSIC 2004 Po 07 Ganza NPRCRTC 1997 NSIC 1997 Po 06 Raniag MMSU 1997 NSIC 1997 Po 05 Solibao NPRCRTC 1997 NSIC 1997 Po 04 Igorota - do - 1994 NSIC 1994 Po 03 Kennebec BPI-Baguio NCRDC 1994 NSIC 1994 Po 02 Agria - do - 1994 NSIC 1994 Po 01 Baraka - do - Sweet Potato 2005 NSIC 2005 Sp 31 UPL Sp 11 UPLB 2004 NSIC 2004 Sp 30 LSU Light Orange PRRTC

146 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 2004 NSIC 2004 Sp 29 UPL Sp 9 UPLB 2004 NSIC 2004 Sp 28 UPL Sp 7 - do - 2003 NSIC 2003 Sp 27 Bengueta NPRCRTC 2003 NSIC 2003 Sp 26 LSU White PRRTC 2002 NSIC 2002 Sp 25 LSU Purple - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Sp 24 UPL Sp 16 IPB 2000 NSIC 2000 Sp 23 UPL Sp 14 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Sp 22 UPL Sp 12 - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Sp 21 UPL Sp 10 - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Sp 20 LG 19A- 10 BPI-La Granja NCRDC 1995 NSIC 1995 Sp 18 UPL Sp 8 IPB FRUIT CROPS Abiu 1995 NSIC 1995 Ab 01 RCF Gold Roberto E. Coronel Avocado 2000 NSIC 2000 Av 05 Rambu Isabelo Ramos 1999 NSIC 1999 Av 04 Salcedo Alejandro Tabayocyoc 1997 NSIC 1997 Av 03 RCF Morado Roberto E. Coronel 1995 NSIC 1995 Av 02 Parker Robert Parker 1995 NSIC 1995 Av 01 Cepillo Green Gualberto Cepillo Bignay 2002 NSIC 2002 Bg 01 Palamuti IPB-UPLB Caimito 2000 NSIC 2000 Ca 02 Rabanal Sixto Pascua, Jr. 1995 NSIC 1995 Ca 01 RCF Purple Roberto E. Coronel

147 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME Cashew 2005 NSIC 2005 Cs 08 Red Princess IPB 2001 NSIC 2001 Cs 07 Gene RMTU 2001 NSIC 2001 Cs 06 DLR - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Cs 05 Magsaysay - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Cs 04 Zambales Beauty - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Cs 03 Makiling UPBL-DoH 1995 NSIC 1995 Cs 02 Dayap Alvino Dayap 1995 NSIC 1995 Cs 01 Fariñas Federico Farinas Durian 2000 NSIC 2000 Dr 11 UPLB Gold UPBL-DoH 2000 NSIC 2000 Dr 10 Puyat BPI-DNCRDC 2000 NSIC 2000 Dr 09 Lacson Dos - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Dr 08 Nanam Severino Belvis 2000 NSIC 2000 Dr 07 Sulit - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Dr 06 Duyaya - do - 1997 NSIC 1997 Dr 05 Oboza Alfonso Abad 1997 NSIC 1997 Dr 04 Lacson Uno Simeon Latayan 1997 NSIC 1997 Dr 03 Alcon Fancy Alfonso Abad 1995 NSIC 1995 Dr 02 GD 69 Angel Galang 1995 NSIC 1995 Dr 01 Arancillo BPI-DNCRDC Guava 2002 NSIC 2002 Gv 01 Quezo de Bola Jaime M. Goyena, Sr. Jackfruit 2005 NSIC 2005 Jf 04 Mabini William Gonzales

148 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 1999 NSIC 1999 Jf 03 Cervantes Gold Emerita P. Cervantes 1996 NSIC 1996 Jf 02 Burabod Estilita dela Cruz 1995 NSIC 1995 Jf 01 Sinapelo Felimon Sinapelo Mandarin 2005 NSIC 2005 Md 04 Okitsu BPI-BNCRDC 2004 NSIC 2004 Md 03 Ponkan (California) - do - 2004 NSIC 2004 Md 02 Ponkan (Taiwan) - do - 2004 NSIC 2004 Md 01 Gayunan - do - Mango 2005 NSIC 2005 Mn 09 Prima Prima Franco 2005 NSIC 2005 Mn 08 Corcino Roque Corcino 2005 NSIC 2005 Mn 07 Efondo Marciano M. Efondo 2004 NSIC 2004 Mn 06 Guimaras Super Cesar Galila 2004 NSIC 2004 Mn 05 Tanaleon Dominador T. Tanaleon 2002 NSIC 2002 Mn 04 Sweet Elena Nida Malabed 2000 NSIC 2000 Mn 03 Talaban Salvio Talaban 2000 NSIC 2000 Mn 02 Fresco Prevada G. Fresco 1997 NSIC 1997 Mn 01 MMSU Gold MMSU Mangosteen 2005 NSIC 2005 Mg 01 UPLB Sweet UPLB Marang 1996 NSIC 1996 Mr 01 Maraginto USMARC - COTABATO Orange 2005 NSIC 2005 On 05 Washington Navel BPI-BNCRDC 2005 NSIC 2005 On 04 Trovita - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 On 03 Navelina - do -

149 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 2005 NSIC 2005 On 02 Navelite - do - 2005 NSIC 2005 On 01 Hamlin - do - Papaya 1996 NSIC 1996 Pp 01 Sinta IPB Pili 2003 NSIC 2003 Pi 07 Mayon #2 Albay Experiment Station 2003 NSIC 2003 Pi 06 Mayon #1 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Pi 05 Magayon - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Pi 04 Lanuza - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Pi 03 Laysa - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Pi 02 Magnaye - do - 1999 NSIC 1999 Pi 01 M. Orolfo - do - Pummelo 2004 NSIC 2004 Pm 02 Magallanes BPI-BNCRDC 1996 NSIC 1996 Pm 01 Martha Cornelio Maligalig Rambutan 2003 NSIC 2003 Rb 07 Aguilar 1 ASCA 2003 NSIC 2003 Rb 06 Roja Mario Tenorio 2003 NSIC 2003 Rb 05 Amarillo Ponciano Batugal 2002 NSIC 2002 Rb 04 Goyena R13 Jaime M. Goyena, Sr. 1996 NSIC 1996 Rb 03 Acc. Sp DA-R8 1995 NSIC 1995 Rb 02 JMG - R5 Jaime M. Goyena, Sr. 1995 NSIC 1995 Rb 01 JMG - R3 - do - Santol 2001 NSIC 2001 Sn 02 La Granja #26 BPI-LGNCRDC 2001 NSIC 2001 Sn 01 La Granja #19 BPI-LGNCRDC

150 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME Sapodilla 2005 NSIC 2005 Sp 02 Chikok Prevada G. Fresco 2000 NSIC 2000 Sp 01 Mapino Roman Carandang Soursop 2000 NSIC 2000 Ss 02 Aguinaldo Elpidio Panganiban 1995 NSIC 1995 Ss 01 Davao Prolific Roberto E. Coronel Sugar apple 1995 NSIC 1995 Sa 01 Purple - do - PLANTATION CROPS Coconut 2000 NSIC 2000 Co 26 PCA 15-15 PCA 2000 NSIC 2000 Co 25 PCA 15-14 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Co 24 PCA 15-13 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Co 23 PCA 15-12 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Co 22 PCA 15-11 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Co 21 PCA 15-10 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Co 20 PCA 15-9 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Co 19 PCA 15-8 - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Co 18 Tacunan Green Dwarf - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Co 17 Rennel Island Tall - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Co 16 West African Tall - do - 2000 NSIC 2000 Co 15 Aromatic Green Dwarf - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 14 Malayan Red Dwarf - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 13 Ohiro Tall - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 12 Catigan Green Dwarf - do -

151 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 11 Tagnanan Tall - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 10 Laguna Tall - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 09 Tahiti Tall - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 08 Baybay Tall - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 07 PCA 15-7 - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 06 PCA 15-6 - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 05 PCA 15-5 - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 04 PCA 15-4 - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 03 PCA 15-3 - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 02 PCA 15-2 - do - 1996 NSIC 1996 Co 01 PCA 15-1 - do - Cacao 2001 NSIC 2001 Cc 07 K2 USM 2001 NSIC 2001 Cc 06 K1 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cc 05 BR - 25 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cc 04 P7 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cc 03 DR - 1 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cc 02 UIT - 1 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cc 01 ICS 40 - do - Coffee 2000 NSIC 1999 Cf-A 04 Cat Ao - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cf-A 03 Arabica 2 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cf-A 02 Arabica 1 - do -

152 COMMODITY / CROP YEAR NSIC REGISTRATION LOCAL / COMMERCIAL BREEDER / OWNER APPROVED NUMBER NAME 2000 NSIC 1999 Cf-A 01 HDT - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Cf-R 05 IC7 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cf-R 04 IC4 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cf-R 03 IC2 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cf-R 02 RMS - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Cf-R 01 H 33 - do - Rubber 2001 NSIC 2001 Rb 07 PB 311 - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Rb 06 PB 330 - do - 2001 NSIC 2001 Rb 05 PB 260 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Rb 04 PB 217 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Rb 03 USM Rb - 1 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Rb 02 PB 235 - do - 2000 NSIC 1999 Rb 01 PRIM 600 - do -

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