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Lilian
F.
Pateña
Submitted by: Stephanie Love T. Baring
Course and Year: BSCE-1
Time: 2:30-3:30 pm MWF
Submitted to: Sir Elmer Rivera
Lilian Pateña is a Filipino scientist known for discovering the seedless lime and seedless breeds and
discovering the micropropagation that has established the banana industry in the Philippines. He is
also the inventor of leaf-bud cutting on cassava cultivation . He was honored as One of The
Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) in 1998 , Women of Distinction for Science
and Technology in 1995 and Outstanding Young Scientist in 1990 .

September 16 , 1953 when Lilian Formalejo Pateña was born in Ibaan , Batangas to Teodoro and

Crisanta Pateña. Her mother loves orchids, while her grandfather owns rice fields and coconut
fields. The coconut extract from his grandfather's coconut is seen by Lilian as his mother uses as a
garden of orchids. Their yard was always full of flowers.

Lilian was Valedictorian when Elementary School in Ibaan Central School ( 1966 ) and Valedictorian
still finished High School in St. Louis.James Academy ( 1970 ). His uncle Felimon Javier supported
his other expenses at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños , where he graduated
from Bachelor of Science in Sugar Technology (combined Chemistry and Sugar Engineering ). He is
the third (13) to 223 who graduated from his college.
IPB breeder Dr. Lilian F. Patena develops tissue culture for garlic production.
Tissue culture: This is a way of producing numerous disease-ree planting materials in the
laboratory for mass production in the fields. Different plant parts are extracted from parent
plants and grown under an aseptic and controlled environment. At
present, the mass micropropagation is done by Department of Agriculture’s (DA) attached
agencies.
“The actual commercial propagation of certifed virusfree seeds will not be performed by the
universities but by designated properly trained farmer seed cooperators/farmer  scientists
supervised by [the] BPI and Agricultural Training Institute (ATI),” said Dr. Javier.
The success of this technology will have a signifcant impact when it comes to improving the
incomes of small farmers. At a market price of 80 per kilo minus cost of 40 per kilo, margin
is at 40 per kilo or a net income of 160,000 per hectare at a potential yield of 4 metric tons
(MT) per hectare.
This is three times most farmers’ income of 50,000 per hectare from rice farming. Import
dependent: The Philippines is virtually dependent on imported garlic, and smuggling
concerns (technical and real) have been a menace for government regulators, particularly the
DA’s BPI.
Imports reached 74,000 MT as of 2015 (according to the Philippine Statistics Authority or
PSA), representing more than 90 percent of the total supply. The imports were valued at
US$ 25.43 million.
Success: Nevertheless, with IPB’s technology for creating virus-free planting materials and
its coordination with LGUs and the DA, the country has already achieved a certain level of
success in raising production levels for garlic.
The Ilocos provinces reported a marked increase in production as  of the frst quarter of 2017,
as the tissue culture technique “… originally developed by Lilian F. Patena and National
Scientist
Ramon C. Barba assured farmers in Ilocos Norte access to clean, healthy seeds.” The Ilocos
region produced, in the frst quarter of the year, 5,100 MT of garlic, contributing 72.5% of the
national total. This became possible with the “…bigger bulbs harvested in Ilocos Norte as a
result of the availability of more quality seeds from the local government units coupled with
favorable wind during bulb formation,” reported the PSA.
MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan), particularly Occidental Mindoro,
had the next highest garlic production with 21.3% of the country’s total in the frst quarter,
followed by Cagayan Valley, which accounted for 4.3%. These pushed total garlic production
up to 7,030 MT, higher by 3.1% compared to the 2016 output.
Suitable garlic growing sites: To achieve optimum yield in garlic production, planting should
only be done during the “better” season of the year and in suitable locations. One ideal site is
in Occidental Mindoro, which reports yields of 6.32 MT
per hectare, according to Dr. Javier, who is also the Coalition for Agriculture Modernization
in the Philippines (CAMP) chairman.
“With virus-free planting materials and intensive cultural management, average yields of 5.0
tons per hectare are attainable. These should bring down costs competitive with the
20 per kilogram landed cost of imported garlic,” he said.
All resources for garlic planting should be poured into ideal provinces. These are Ilocos
Norte, Ilocos Sur, Batanes, Nueva Viscaya, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro,
where
“…farmers have experience and…need no further persuasion to grow garlic,” said Dr. Javier.
Gibberelic acid: A farmer-cooperator of the IPB was also able to achieve high yields from
garlic without the use of fertilizers. Felix Valenzuela, in his 1,000-square meter farm in
Cabuyao,
Laguna, got a yield of 1,600 kilos. This is effectively equivalent to 16 MT per hectare.
If, with assistance from IPB scientists, the yield is stable from this garlic variety called
“Batangas Brown,” this could earn 120,000 per season for farmers. IPB breeder Dr. Lilia
Patena said IPB aided Valenzuela’s farm by teaching him the use of gibberelic acid as a
growth enhancer for garlic production. Gibberelic acid was earlier found to be effective in
enhancing
mango growth.
The system of using gibberelic acid for garlic growth will be further tested under a multi-
location trial, Patena said.

https://www.agriculture.com.ph/2018/01/15/philippines-to-revive-garlic-production-as-plant-
breeders-use-tissue-culture-to-boost-production/
https://businessdiary.com.ph/14617/philippines-to-revive-garlic-production-as-plant-
breeders-use-tissue-culture-to-boost-garlic-production/
Lilian Pateña is a Filipino scientist known for discovering
the seedless lime and seedless breeds and discovering the micropropagation that has
established the banana industry in the Philippines. He is also the inventor of leaf-bud
cutting on cassava cultivation . He was honored asOne of The Outstanding Women in the
Nation's Service (TOWNS) in 1998 , Women of Distinction for Science and
Technology in 1995 andOutstanding Young Scientist in 1990 .
September 16 , 1953 when Lilian Formalejo Pateña was born in Ibaan , Batangas
to Teodoro and Crisanta Pateña. Her mother loves orchids, while her grandfather owns rice
fields and coconut fields. The coconut extract from his grandfather's coconut is seen by Lilian
as his mother uses as a garden of orchids. Their yard was always full of flowers.
Lilian was Valedictorian when Elementary School in Ibaan Central School ( 1966 ) and
Valedictorian still finished High School in St. Louis.James Academy ( 1970 ). His uncle
Felimon Javier supported his other expenses at the University of the Philippines in Los
Baños , where he graduated from Bachelor of Science in Sugar
Technology (combined Chemistry and Sugar Engineering ). He is the third (13) to 223 who
graduated from his college.