Clonal nursery to boost NGP implementation in Bicol

LEGAZPI CITY, May 8 – A more rigorous implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP) in the region is seen by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Bicol with the new and improved clonal nursery being constructed on the grounds of the Ecosystem Research and Development Service (ERDS) in Brgy. 2 EM’s Barrio South, Legazpi City.

This was stressed by DENR Regional Executive Director Joselin Marcus Fragada adding that the initial seedlings that would be produced by the nursery will be used to green urban and production forests sites in the region.

Director Fragada said the clonal facility will be operational by the end of May, which consequentially will boost the NGP implementation in Bicol.

“The structure is already completed as well as the working shed, only an improved water system is lacking for the clonal facility to be operational” ERDS Regional Technical Director William Palaypayon said.

RTD Palaypayon assured that seedlings being bred at the clonal facility will have 80-90% survival rate since they will be taken from a wider genetic base, and selected from the finest mature trees.

He explained that this can be achieved through enhanced cloning techniques that the ERDS will be utilizing, such as application of rooting hormones as well as an area with controlled environment and where newly harvested rooted potted seedlings are placed to allow gradual recovery and development of roots and shoots. He added also that a mini-hedge garden complements this cloning process.

RTD Palaypayon said that among trees that they will breed at the clonal facility are sacat, batino, sambulawan and dipterocarp trees like white and red lauan, guijo and guisoc.

He likewise conveyed that along production forest species, the ERDS will also be breeding seedlings suited for coastal areas and urban greening. (Ruby Mendones, DENR V/PIA Sorsogon)

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CLONAL NURSERY MAS MAPAKUSOG SA IMPLEMENTASYON KAN GREENING PROGRAM SA BICOL

BICOL NEWS:

SYUDAD NIN LEGAZPI, May 8 – POSITIBO AN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT ADN NATURAL RESOURCES (D-E-N-R) BICOL NA MAS MAGIGIN KOMPREHENSIBO AN IMPLEMENTASYON KAN NATIONAL GREENING PROGRAM O N-G-P SA REHIYON SA PAAGI KAN PIGPAPAGIBONG CLONAL NURSERY FACILITY SA COMPOUND KAN ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICE (E-R-D-S) SA BRGY 2. EM'S BARRIO SOUTH, LEGAZPI CITY.

INI AN TINAWAN NIN DOON NI D-E-N-R REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOSELIN MARCUS FRAGADA SA PAGSASABING AN INISYAL NA BANHING MAGOGONO SA PASILIDAD IYO AN GAGAMITON SA PAGPAHI’BOG NIN KAKAHOYAN SA MGA SYUDAD ASIN KABUBULDAN SA KABIKOLAN.

SAIYANG SINABI NA AN PASILIDAD MAGIGIN OPERATIONAL SA KATAPUSAN KAN BULAN NIN MAYO NA IYO MAN AN MAKAKAPAKUSOG SA N-G-P SA REHIYON.

SINABI MAN NI E-R-D-S REGIONAL TECHNICAL DIRECTOR WILLIAM PALAYPAYON NA AN ISTRAKTURA NAHIMO NA BUDA AN WORKING SHED, SOLAMENTENG AN AREGLADONG WATER SYSTEM NA SANA AN KULANG PARA DAGOS NANG MAGIN OPERATIONAL AN PASILIDAD.

TINAWAN NIN ASEGURASYON NI PALAYPAYON NA AN MGA BANHI NA PAPATAMBOON SA CLONAL NURSERY MAGKAKAIGWA NIN 80 HASTA 90 PORSYENTONG SURVIVAL RATE MALA TA PIGGOGONO AN MGA PAPATUBUAN SA PINAKAMARAHAY NA KLASENG POON NIN KAHOY GIKAN SA MAHIWASANG GENETIC BASE, APUERA PA SA PAGUSAR NIN GROWTH HORMONE NA MAS MAPAGAYON KAN TUBO KAINI.

AN MGA POON NIN KAHOY NA PAPATAMBUAN SA PASILIDAD IYO AN POON NIN SAKAT, BATINO, SAMBULAWAN SAKA MGA MATATAGAS NA KLASE NIN KAHOY O DIPTEROCARPS AROG KAN PUTI DANGAN PULANG LAUAN, GUIJO SAGKOD GUISOC. (Ruby Mendones, DENR V/PIA Sorsogon)