ON-GOING PROJECTS FOR 2010
A. Research and Development
| Title of Project | In-charge |
|---|---|
| 1. Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Push-Type Fertilizer Applicator for Side-Dressing | Jonathan C. Orozco |
| 2. Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Push-Type Corn Planter> | Jonathan C. Orozco |
| 3. Development of a Corn Sheller for High-Moisture Seeds | Alexis C. del Rosario |
| 4. Development and Introduction of Appropriate Mechanization Technology for High-Value Crops | Ronel S. Pangan and Balbino C. Geronimo |
| 5. Development of Irrigation System for High Value Commercial Crops for Food Security and Nutrition of Brgy. Pulang Bato, San Juan, Batangas | Balbino C. Geronimo |
| 6. Development of Small-Scale Corn Machinery and Equipment for FSTP areas | Jose D. de Ramos and Alexis C. del Rosario |
| 7. Design and Development of Mini Corn Mill | Victor A. Rodulfo Jr |
| 8. Design and development of a pneumatic dryer for agricultural by-products | Victor A. Rodulfo Jr |
| 9. Adaptation of the UPLB Coconut Oil Expeller for Jatropha curcas seeds/Packaging of Technology for Commercial Extraction of Crude Jatropha Oil | Victor A. Rodulfo Jr |
| 10. Data Generation on the Physical and Rheological Properties of Jatropha curcas fruits, nuts and kernels | Marife R. Santiago |
| 11. Design and Development of Mechanization Technology for Jatropha waste and by-products processing | Marife R. Santiago |
| 12. Socio-economic and mechanization profile of the corn production-processing system of the Calamba project site | Mario C. Bueno and Maria Victoria L. Larona |
| 13. Rice Hull/Corn Cob Furnace for Non-Power Applications | Arnold R. Elepano and Edgardo S. Casas |
| 14. Design and development of a corn harvester | Angelito A. Cataring Alexis C. del Rosario and Jose D. de Ramos |
| 15. Mechanization of Heat Treatment of 'Carabao' Mango for Quarantine Disinfestation and Disease control | Kevin F. Yaptenco Arnold R. Elepano |
| 16. Design and Installation of a Micro-Hydro Generator | RC Amongo, AL Fajardo and RLCatriz |
| 17. Anthropometric Survey of Farmers for Agricultural Machinery Design in the Province of Laguna | OF Zubia and RC Amongo |
B. Extension
| Title of Project | In-charge |
|---|---|
| 1. Field Testing of Multicrop Pneumatic Planter (Modification of Fertilizer Applicator) | Balbino C. Geronimo and Jonathan C. Orozco |
| 2. Introduction of Corn Mechanization Technologies in Region 7 | Alexis C. del Rosario, Jose D. de Ramos and Mario C. Bueno |
| 3. Corn Production and Processing Mechanization Program in Region IV (Calamba City) | Mario C. Bueno |
| 4. High value crops and Corn Production and Processing Mechanization Program in Region IV | Ronel S. Pangan and Balbino C. Geronimo |
| 5. Extension of AMDP windmill for irrigation and vegetable crops | Balbino C. Geronimo and Ronel S. Pangan |
| 6. Pilot testing of the AMDP Corn Mill for Food and Feed Milling in Pilot Area | Victor A. Rodulfo Jr and Mario C. Bueno |
| 7. Publication of the Philippine Journal of Agricultural & BioSystems Engineering and Philippine Agricultural Mechanization Bulletin | RC Amongo, JL Movillon, EK Peralta, RB Saludes, AA delos Reyes and MV Larona |
| 8. Publication of the CEAT Newsletter | AN Resurreccion, RC Amongo, MVL Larona and Dept/Div Coordinators |
| 9. Promotion of AMDP developed agricultural mechanization technologies | MC Bueno, BC Geronimo, MR Santiago and MVL Larona |
| 10. National Implementation of Farmer Scientist Training Program (FSTP) collaborative project with FSTP-College of Agriculture | JD De Ramos and AC del Rosario |
