The world gets to enjoy mangoes all year round—thanks to this Filipino scientist

For his important contributions in the field of plant physiology, Dr. Ramon C. Barba was conferred the Order of National Scientist in 2014 by then President Benigno Aquino III.

“I just did something I wanted to do. I just did my job wanting to help do things better,” he told the Inquirer. He also called his discovery, “tsamba.” , Lilian Pateña, an internationally recognized Filipino scientist, said Barba was her mentor, adding he’s someone always brimming with ideas. “Kulang ang katawan para magawa ang kaniyang mga idea,” said Pateña. He instilled in her the value of working hard.

Similarly, Barba also established the tissue culture protocol for sugar cane, making it possible to produce large quantities of disease-free planting materials faster. “This became the standard practice in disease cleaning of sugar cane varieties. Tissue culture of sugar cane has become an integral part of sugar cane agriculture worldwide,” noted the DOST article.

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