Renerio P. Gentallan Jr.

Assoc. Professor | CBGR Lab head | Germplasm and Herbarium Curator | Agrobiodiversity | Crop Evo | CWR, Vitex spp. |

Institute of Crop Science, @UPLBOfficial

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Visit our new laboratory website!💚
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#PlantGeneticResources #Germplasm
#Conservation
#Biodiversity
#SytematicsOfCultivatedPlants
#CropEvolution
#PlantBreeding

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CBGR Lab @floramalesiana 2026, Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia.
See you? ✨️🏞🥰

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The beautiful plots DEEPSPACE can do!

If you want to read more about it, here: https://t.co/Oxuihsa19b

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Full article: https://t.co/cr0DIHP4n5

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Añonuevo et al. (2024): "enrolling in master’s and doctorate degrees is important for LGBT teachers to grow professionally and gain more respect." 😭

hopefully, someday, we won’t have to earn that respect. It will simply be given, just like all humans deserve. ✊🌈

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📖 Read the full article: https://t.co/2YW2jmjORv

#Akapulko #PhilippineFlora #Biodiversity #PlantGeneticResources #EkSenna

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We confirmed the first record of 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 in the Philippines, a shrub/tree native to tropical America.
Locally, it is also called "asunting" or “akapulko”, the same name long used for 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢, a well-known medicinal plant in the country.

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The two species look alike and are often used interchangeably in traditional medicine. Our study provides morphological and molecular evidence to distinguish them, highlighting the need for careful identification of species that enter local health practices and ecosystems.

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We hope this work inspires more collaborative studies on our country's rich, yet under-documented, native flora.

You can check out the full article here: https://t.co/EAuRqPyEhM

#everydaythankyou🌿 #UPCebuxUPLB🤝

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I am thrilled to announce the publication of our research on 𝘈𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘴 (pongapong or elephant foot yam) in the Annals of Applied Biology!

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This study presents the first-ever detailed description of the phenological growth stages of this significant geophytic crop using the BBCH scale.

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Congratulations, advisees! <3

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Dr. Robert Henry, Dr. Kenneth Olsen and Dr. Beng Kah Song ✨️

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My #1 mentor, mother, and dearest friend, Prof. Teresita H. Borromeo, has just been conferred the rank of Professor Emeritus at our University. I couldn’t be prouder. 👏👏👏

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Never stop 💜

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tl;dr
❎ 𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘹 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰 (the one listed on the medicine label) is not found in the Philippines
✅ 𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘹 𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴: newly identified, endemic to the Philippines, and possibly a hybrid of 𝘝. elmeri and 𝘝. bicolor
-Sanchez, 2025
https://t.co/bpLji0n1xm

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celebrated the taxonomist appreciation day with my mentor and first taxonomy teacher! 💜

[Kej Andrés Bonifacio Day 🇵🇸🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @TheKejOfGlory]

DUTERTE'S SINS VS THE FILIPINO PEOPLE:

- 30,000+ drug-related EJKs
- 442 politically-motivated EJKs
- 481,918 victims of forced evacuation
- 1,341 victims of illegal arrests and detention

DESERVE NA DESERVE IKULONG!
NO SPECIAL TREATMENTS!

#DuterteIkulong
#ProsecuteDuterte

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Thank you 💜✨️🙏🌱🌌

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Loved the Museum of Traditional Vietnamese Medicine ✨️❤️🇻🇳

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I was able to visit the National Botanic Gardens (LWG) herbarium of CSIR-NBRI, India 🌱✨️🙏🇮🇳