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Department of Horticulture

Graduate Faculty

  • Teaching and Research Faculty 
C Arradaza

Marilyn M. Belarmino

Associate Professor IV 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Dr. In Agricultural Sciences

Specialization

  • Tissue Culture

Research Interest

  • Tissue culture of Horticultural crops

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty and Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

C Arradaza

Catherine C. Arradaza

Associate Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • PhD Horticulture

Specialization

  • Tissue Culture

Research Interest

  • Tissue culture of Horticultural crops

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty and Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

Benitez

Marilou M. Benitez

Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • PhD Horticulture

Specialization

Research Interest

  • Horticulture Crop Production
  • Postharvest
  • Postharvest Horticulture

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty and Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

Z Gonzaga

Zenaida C. Gonzaga

Professor VI

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • PhD Horticulture

Specialization

  • Vegetable/ Ornamentals production and Management

Research Interest

  • Vegetable Production and Physiology
  • Protected Cropping and Crop Growth
    Regulation

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty and Research Adviser 

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

D Lina

Dario P. Lina

Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. Horticulture

Specialization

  • Crop Physiology
  • Plantation Crops

Research Interest

  • Horticulture (Physiology)
  • Fruit Crops

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

Luz O. Moreno

Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. Plant Physiology

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

  • Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

A Ramos

Arsenio D. Ramos

Professor V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • PhD Horticulture

Specialization

Research Interest

  • Crop Production
  • Physiology Plantation Crops

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser 

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

R Salas

Rosario A. Salas

Professor  VI

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • PhD Horticulture

Specialization

  • Vegetable Production and Management

Research Interest

  • Vegetable production
  • Integrated crop production management
  • Horticultural industry development
  • Safe technologies including using natural/organicmaterials
  • Horticultural outreach and collaboration

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

s villocino

Santos B. Villocino Jr.

Associate Professor  V

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • PhD Horticulture

Specialization

  • Vegetables

Research Interest

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

ALJAY D. VALIDAedited

Aljay D. Valida

Associate Professor III   

Highest Degree Attained

  • PhD Horticulture

Specialization

  • Vegetables

Research Interest

  • Postharvest supply chain management

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

  • Teaching and Research Faculty
G Bancale

Gloria E. Bancale

Associate Professor  I

Highest Degree Attained

  • Ph.D. Horticulture

Specialization

Research Interest

  • Seed System
  • Plant Propagation of Horticultural Crop

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

Troyo R

Roden D. Troyo

Associate Professor II

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • M.S. Horticulture

Specialization

Research Interest

  • Landscape Horticulture
  • Edible Landscaping
  • Ornamental Horticulture

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty 

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent

 

 

Malvin

Malvin B. Datan

Instructor I

 

Highest Degree Attained

  • M.S. in Horticulture

Specialization

  • Pomology

Research Interest

  • Fruit Crop Flowering
  • Physiology and Image Processing

Role

  • Teaching Graduate Faculty 

Status of Appointment

  • Permanent