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Institute of Plant Breeding The Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) is the national breeding center for all crops but rice. Established under the College of Agriculture at the University of the Philippines – Los Baños, it’s primary objective is to strengthen research in plant breeding for the development of new and improved crop varieties to support the country’s intensified and diversified agriculture. The Institute identifies its major functions as follows:
To serve the needs of IPB researchers, the Institute has several assorted laboratory instruments housed in five laboratories: the Analytical Services Laboratory, the Biochemistry Laboratory, the Genetics Laboratory, the Plant and Tissue Culture Laboratory, and the National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory. Each laboratory handles specific projects or a component of a bigger project. One of IPB’s programs is the Plant Biotechnology Program, which spearheads the Institute’s lead role in upstream research by using biotechnology tools in crop improvement. The scope of the Program is classified into:
The Institute’s Plant Biotechnology Program has also involved itself in new directions, including the areas of bioinformatics, proteomics, biotech communication and public awareness, biotech training and technical assistance and intellectual property. Among the new and ongoing projects and the new technologies are the following:
IPB also maintains a germplasm of important and potentially useful crops. Contact details: |