University of the Philippines Los Baños Institute of Plant Breeding
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The Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) is a research institute of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. It is the national biotechnology research center and repository for all crops other than rice, which is handled by the Philippine Rice Research Institute.
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University of the Philippines Los Baños Institute of Plant Breeding | |
Type | Research Institute |
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Established | 1975 |
Director | Jose E. Hernandez |
Location | , , |
Website | community |
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It traces its roots to the Plant Breeding Division of the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture. Dr. Emil Q. Javier later spearheaded the elevation of the division to an institute, which was approved and given funding under Presidential Decree No. 729 in June 1975, with Javier also serving as the institute's first director.[1]