Nickel-absorbing plant to be featured in agri forum

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, April 15 (PIA) -- An indigenous plant capable of absorbing nickel will be the showcase of Agri-Entrepreneurs’ Forum and Techno Clinic of the 42nd Annual Scientific Conference of the Crop Science Society of the Philippines (CSSP) scheduled on April 16 to 21 in this city.

Dr. Patrick Regoniel of the Palawan State University will present “Phytoremediation Technology: Reconstructing Ecosystems in Denuded Lands,” which will feature the indigenous plant capable of assimilating nickel.

This research paper may be a major breakthrough and can address the rehabilitation to be undertaken in mining sites, and may also serve an important role in mitigation for agriculture lands near mining areas.

The forum will be held at the Performing Arts Center of the Palawan State University Tiniguiban Campus on April 19 from 8:00 to 11:30 a.m.

This forum is part of the four-day long activities under the CSSP’s annual meet.

The CSSP is an association of crop scientists, extension specialists, professors, and researchers in the country.

This year’s theme “Linking Crop Science Technology and Farmers toward Sustainable Agricultural Productivity” is aimed to address the pressing needs of our country and to deliver effectively the fitting crop science technologies to the target clienteles particularly the farmers, to increase productivity, income and well-being of the Filipinos. (TBO/VSM-PIA4B Palawan)