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Ka Bernie Dizon

Chico | Citrus | Durian | Grapes| Jackfruit | Lanzones | Lychee | Longan | Macopa | Mango | Mangosteen | Pummelo | Rambutan
  
Central Luzon State University 
CLSU - Dizon Fruit Research and Techno-Demo Center
  

DURIAN IN NUEVA ECIJA
    In 1992, when Dr. Fortunato Battad became President of Central Luzon State University, he approached Bernie Dizon to help him develop the pomology (fruit tree) project of the University.

     Having been his life-long obsession to return to his beloved alma mater for the purpose of sharing his breakthroughs in the field of pomology to the student, faculty and his countrymen, Dizon agreed.

 In 1993, Dr. Battad, made a memorandum of agreement for Dizon to establish a demo-project. The former president even promised a doctorate degree (honoris causa) and all amenities in order to convince Dizon to transfer his stocks from Tarlac, Wildlife and UP BLISS to CLSU. Dizon finally convinced by Dr. Battad in 1995 and resigned from a high paying job as a consultant of a big fruit plantation.
   
Noted agricultural scientist to put up fruit garden showcase in CLSU
CLSU Weekly, Maiden Issue, May 3 - 9, 1993 
Davao high value fruit trees winning ventures in Luzon
The Philippine Star, Agriculture/Environment, Sunday, March 30, 2003 

  

     Some of the University's Ph.D. professors and even the dean of College of Agriculture did not believe that exotic fruit trees would grow in the campus. When the trees started growing, they commented that those would not bear fruits because right in front of the former Administration Office, there is an existing century-old lychee planted by an American school official who founded CLSU in 1907 as Central Luzon Agricultural School and a dozen of longan trees scattered at the campus that never bore fruits. When the trees at the farm did bear fruits, the professors commented that the fruits would not taste good.

     But after two years, the large planting materials planted by Dizon like lychee, longan, Davao pummelo, rambutan and apple macopa bore very sweet fruits. Thus, after tasting the fruits during their visit, the CLSU Board of Regents decided to make a new MOA giving Dizon 25 years with an area bigger by a hectare.

     Dr. Vinai Klajring, a Ph.D. alumnus of CLSU who owns a 10-hectare orchard farm in Chantaburi province in Thailand supplie Thai varieties of mango and other exotic fruit trees in exchange for technology and planting materials of Dizon. He said that although the techno-demo farm is limited space (1.4 hectares), it is very rich in technology and plant varieties. He added that more students should visit the place so they could learn the latest developments in fruit propagation and orchard management. Dr. Vinai said that CLSU is so lucky to have such a demo farm within its campus. He suggested however that a bigger area should be allotted for the project.

   

Bangkok fruit expert to exchange technology and planting materials

Manila Bulletin, Agriculture, Thursday, May 24, 2001

         Selected fruit trees at CLSU Agri-Kapihan
             Manila Bulletin, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999
        Agri-Kapihan Cum OpenHouse
             Manila Bulletin, Agri Plain Talk, Saturday, January 29, 2000
         Millennium Mango for CLSU President
              Manila Bulletin, Agri Plain Talk, Thursday, February 10, 2000
         Agri-Kapihan at CLSU
              Manila Bulletin, Agri Plain Talk, Thursday, June 22, 2000
    
     All exotic fruit trees planted at the farm was proven to be commercially viable. They are producing high quality fruits compared or even better to the imported ones because of the technology modified by Dizon to suit local condition.
   

 

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