Luz O. Moreno

Luz O. Moreno

Associate Professor

Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics

  • Horticultural (Crop Physiology/Plant Genetic Resources)
DegreeSchool
PhD in Horticulture (major in Physiology)University of the Philippines Los Baños
MS AgronomyVisayas State College of Agriculture (now VSU)
BS in Agriculture (Plant Breeding)Visayas State College of Agriculture (now VSU)
  • Achievement Award for obtaining the highest GPA among PhD graduates in the Crop Science Cluster, College of Agriculture, UPLB (April 2012)
  • VSU Fellowship Award
  • Expanded Human Resource Development Program, DA-ATI Scholarship Award (2009-2012)
  • DOST Fellowship/Graduate Dissertation Award (2011)
  • 1st Place, Oustanding Poster entitled “Fiber Characteristics of Promising Abaca Accessions In NARC Germplasm suited for Specific Industry End Uses”, given during the 16th Regional Symposium on R&D Highlights, Sabin Resort Hotel, Ormoc City (August 31, 2004)
  • ViSCA undergraduate scholarship
  • Certificate of Recognition for High Scholastic Achievement
  • Plaque of Recognition, Adviser to the Undergraduate Thesis entitled "Cytogenetics of somatic embryo Derived abaca var. Putian and Inosa", during the 52nd LSU commencement exercises
  • Certificate of Recognition as Project Adviser to the Second Place Winner, Team Category, Regional Intel Phil. Science Fair

Moreno, L.O. 2015. Pulp From Abaca (Musa textilis Nee) Stripping Wastes For Handmade Paper Using Low pH Cooking Formulation. The Philippine Journal of Crop Science. Vol. 40 Supplement 1. May 2015.

Armecin, R. B., FG Sinon and LO Moreno. 2014. Biomass and Bioenergy. Abaca Fiber: A Renewable Bio-Resource for Industrial Uses and Other Applications. Hakeem , KR, Hawaid, M. and Rashid, U. (eds.). Springer International Publishing Switzerland. pp. 107-118.

Moreno, L.O. 2013. Fiber Morphological Properties of Promising Abaca (Musa textilis Nee) Cultivars and a Wild Relative. Science and Humanities Journal. Vol. 10. pp.83-97. Moreno L.O. and C.M Protacio. 2012. Chemical Composition and Pulp Properties of Abaca (Musa textilis Nee) cv. Inosa Harvested at Different Stages of Stalk Maturity – Annals of Tropical Research Vol 34 No. 2:2012.

Moreno L.O. and C.M Protacio. 2013. Fiber Morphology and Recovery, Chemical Composition and Pulp Properties of Abaca (Musa textilis Nee) cv. Inosa Harvested at Different Stages of Stalk Maturity. Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology. Abstracts of Papers. 35th NAST Annual Scientific Meeting. Vol. 35 Issue No 1 July 2013.

Moreno, L. O. 2001. Plant Characters, Fiber Quality and Cytology of Four Abaca Varieties and 11 Hybrids. Philippine Journal of Crops Science. Vol 26(2): 21-27.

Moreno L.O. and C.M Protacio. 2013. Fiber Morphology and Recovery, Chemical Composition and Pulp Properties of Abaca (Musa textilis Nee) cv. Inosa Harvested at Different Stages of Stalk Maturity. Philippine Journal of Crop Science, Vol. 38, Supplement No. 1, March 2013.

Moreno, L.O., R.M. Gapasin, R.M., FMY Duatin, FL Ocon and AA Parac. 2013. National Abaca Germplasm Collection, Maintenance, Characterization and Utilization. Philippine Journal of Crop Science, Vol. 38, Supplement No. 1, March 2013.

Moreno, LO and IE Buot Jr. 2013. Fiber Morphological Properties of Selected Abaca (Musa textilis Nee) Cultivars and Hybrids. Book of Abstracts. 13th National Scientific Conference of the Philippine Society for the Study of Nature (PSSN).

Moreno, LO and CM Protacio. 2013. Fiber Morphology of Abaca (Musa textilis Nee) cv. Inosa Harvested at Different Stages of Stalk Maturity. Book of Abstract. Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines. 2013 Symposium and Annual Meeting.

Moreno, L.O., R.M. Gapasin, R.M., MA Valenzona, FL Ocon and AA Parac. 2012. Promising Abaca Accessions at NARC VSU Germplasm. Philippine Journal of Crop Science, Vol. 37, Supplement No. 1, April 2012.

Moreno, LO, FL Ocon, AA Parac and RL Briones. 2010. Abaca Germplasm at VSU: Collection, Maintenance, Characterization and Evaluation. Philippine Journal of Crop Science, Vol. 35, Supplement No. 1, March 2010.

Moreno, LO, AA Parac, FL Ocon, and RM Gapasin. 2010. Fiber Charactetistics of Promising Abaca (Musa textilis Nee) Accessions in NARC Germplasm Suited for Specific Industry Uses. . Philippine Journal of Crop Science, Vol. 35, Supplement No. 1, March 2010.

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