FIDA Facilities
 

Bago Oshiro Fiber Research and Seed StationBago Oshiro Fiber Reasearch
and Seed Station

The Bago Oshiro Fiber Research and Seed Station (BOFRSS), formerly Silkworm Egg Multiplication Center (SEMC) was established in 1994 through the RP-Japan Joint Project purposely for research and development of Philippine silk in Mindanao.

Today, BOFRSS maintains a 2.389 hectares of abaca plantation as ready source of abaca planting materials and at the same time, as show window for visitors and clienteles.

The Abaca Diagnostic Laboratory and the Abaca Tissue Culture Laboratory were also established inside the station to support its mandate of producing disease-free planting materials for distribution to farmers/clienteles.
   

Specific:

    • To further develop the station and to improve its capability of producing disease-free planting materials
    • To establish screenhouse for hardening tissue cultured plantlets
    • To establish a protected nursery for continuous supply of healthy abaca explants for tissue culture and serological disease diagnosis
    • To conduct researches on purified abaca seed production
    • To verify the efficacy of organic fertilizers/soil conditioners for improved abaca production
    • To maintain existing abaca plantations



 

Profile of the Station:

A. Geographical Coverage

BOFRSS as a Total land area of 5.0 hectares located at BPI Compound, Bago Oshiro Tugbok District, Davao City. The site is 17 km southwest of Davao City proper.

B. present land use and vegetation

Abaca seedbank - 2.3979 has.
mulberry varietal collection - o.0994 ha.
Infrastructure - 0.2696 ha.
Research area (Nut. Uptake) - 0.2200 ha.
Vacant area - 0.0231 ha.

 
Bago Oshiro Fiber Research and Seed Station

Profile of the Station:

A. Production and Distribution of Abaca planting      materials

Brief Description

BOFRSS currently maintains 2.3879 hectares of abaca, mostly Tangongon variety.  Approximately 15,000 seedpieces and 5,000 suckers are available for distribution.  Distribution of said planting materials which are apparently healthy are scheduled this coming months.
Bago Oshiro Fiber Experimental Station Seedbank Bago Oshiro Fiber Research and Seed Station
Bago Oshiro Fiber Research and Seed Station Bago Oshiro Fiber Research and Seed Station

 

  

Objective:

To provide abaca farmers in the Region ready source of abaca planting materials for expansion and rehabilitation.

Strategies of Implementation:

  • Prompt eradication of diseased abaca and replanting of missing/ eradicated hills
  • Weeding and fertilizer application as well as pesticide spraying should be done on a regular basis.

Technical Assistance:

  1. Conduct lectures
  2. Facilitate visitors in the station
 
 
 
Bago Oshiro Fiber Research and Seed Station
Bago Oshiro Fiber Research and Seed Station
Bago Oshiro Fiber Research and Seed Station
 
 
 

Davao Abaca Tissue Culture LaboratoryABACA TISSUE CULTURE LABORATORY

Accomplishments For 2009 and 2010:

 
2009
2010
Production of Planting Materials
1541
198
Distribution of Planting Materials
111
189
Number of Recipients
4
2
   
Davao Abaca Tissue Culture Lab

     
Davao Abaca Tissue Culture Laboratory
Davao Abaca Tissue Culture Laboratory
Davao Abaca Tissue Culture laboratory