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Education:

• University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os, College, Laguna, M.S. Agronomy, 1979-1980
• University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os, College, Laguna, M.S. Plant Physiology, 1984-1989

Field of Specialization:

Agronomy, Tissue Culture, Rapid Propagation of Crops

Researches:

Patena, L.F. Barba, R.C., (1990) Biotechnologies for the Improvement of Plant Production.
FAO International Paper

Patena, L.F. Barba, R.C., (1990) Status of rattan tissue culture at the Cellular and Molecular Plant Biology (CMPB) Laboratory, Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB), UPLB-CA, Philippines.
IDRC Bamboo/Rattan Network Newsletter

Patena, L.F., (1984) Some notes on tissue Culture. Tissue Culture of sugarcane.
Crstalizer Volume 7, No. (1-2):

Patena, L.F. Damasco, O.P. Umali, C.E., (1984) Tissue Culture of Banana.
Philippine Journal of Crop Science Volume 9, No. (1):

Patena, L.F. Barba, R.C. Realuyo, B.R., (1982) Propagation of virus-free white potato by tissue culture.
Proc., Tissue Culture as a Means of Plant Breeding.

Zamora, A.B. Damasco, E.S. Patena, L.F., (1989) Growth and yield of micropropagated and sucker-derived banana plants (Musa spp. cvs. Lakatan, Bungulan and Saba).
The Philippine Agriculturist Volume 72(4)

Patena, L.F. Sutter, E.G. Dandekar, A.M., (1988) Root induction by Agrobacterium rhizogenes in a difficult to root woody species.
Acta Horticultura Volume 227

Patena, L.F. Mercado, M.M.S. Barba, R.C., (1984) Rapid propagationof rattan (Calamus manillensis H. Wendl.) by tissue culture
Philippine Journal of Crop Science Volume 9, No. (1):

Patena, L.F. Barba, R.C., (1979) Rapid propagation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Kranz) by leaf-bud cuttings.
Philippine Journal of Crop Science Volume 4, No. (2-3):

Pateña, L.F. Bariring, A.L. Dolores, L.M. Miranda, M.B. Barg, E. Green, S.K. Barba, R.C., (2001) Production of virus-free and true-to-type planting materials of garlic (Allium sativum L.)
NAST 25th Anniversary and 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting (Abstracts)

Pateña, L.F. Carlos-Refuerzo, L.R. Barba, R.C., (2001) A simple and reliable protocol for somatic embryogenesis and plantlet regeneration in mango (Mangifera indica L.)
NAST 25th Annivaersary and 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting (Abstracts)

Pateña, L.F. Sotto, R.C. Altoveros, N.C. Bariring, A.L. Dioneda, M.A.A. Barba, R.C., (2001) In vitro germination of freshly harvested and conserved indigenous orchid seeds.
NAST 25th Anniversary and 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting (Abstracts)

Avenido, R.A. Zamora, A.B. Pateña, L.F. Barba, R.C., (1991) Note; Callus induction and plant regeneration in calamansi (X Citofornelle mitis J. amd H.E. Moore).
The Philippine Agriculturist Volume 74, No. 2

Pateña, L.F., de la Rosa, B.A., Rosario, T.L., (1991) In vivo response of garlic (Allium sativum L.) and shallot (Allium ascalonicum L.) to 6 benzylaminopurine, kinetin, 2-isopentenyladenine, 1-naphtaleneacetic acid and mannitol.
Philippine Journal of Crop Science Volume 16, No. 1

Lapitan, V.C., Pateña, L.F., (1991) In vitro system producing shallot (allium sativum L.) planting materials.
Philippine Journal of Crop Science Volume 16, No. 2

Pateña, L.F. Barba, R.C. Damasco, O.P. Landicho, S.D. Perez, E.A. Avenido, R.A. de la Cruz, F.S. Jr., (1989) Production of disease-free planting materials of banana (Musa sp.), pummelo (citrus grandis L. Osb.) and rattan (Calamus sp.) by vitro culture
Proc., 8th National Symposium, Philippine Association for the Advancement of the Fruit Industry (PAAFI), Baguio City

Damasco, O.P. Pateña, L.F. Umali, M.C.E. Barba, R.C., (1984) Tissue culture of fifty Philippine banana cultivars.
Philippine Journal of Crop Science Volume 9(3)

Antonio C. Laurena, Lucita R. Laureles, Lilian F. Pateña, Ramon Cc. Barba and Evelyn Mae Tecson Mendoza, (2003) Coconut (Cocos nucifera L. ) Expresses GUS in selected plant parts.
Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines Volume 25, No. 1

Avenido, R.A. Javier, E.L. Pateña, L.F. Zamora, A.B., (1983) Preliminary studies on tissue culture of tobacco
In: Philippine Tobacco Abstracts Volume 3

Pateña, L.F. Avenido, R.A. Rasco, S.M. Barba, R.C., (1991) Micropropagation of banana cv Lakatan and Latundan, rattan and white potato cv Banahaw for mass distribution.
Philippine Journal of Crop Science Volume 16(S1)

Pateña, L.F., Avenido, R.A., Dimaculangan, J.M., Barba, R.C., (1993) Induction and long term maintenance of callus from endosperm tissue of calamansi
Philippine Journal of Crop Science Volume 18, No. S1

Pateña, L.F., Sotto, R.C., Avenido, R.A., Dimaculangan, J.G., Barba, R.C., (1994) Lilak, a banana selection from tissue culture
Philippine Journal of Crop Science Volume 19, No. S1

Pateña, L.F., Avenido, R.A., Dimaculangan, J.G., Barba, R.C., (1994) Cytological investigation of endosperm explant and long-term maintenance of endosperm-derived calli of calamansi.
Philippine Journal of Crop Science Volume 19, No. S1

Pateña, L.F., et al., (2006) Tissue culture of different strains of carabao mango (Mangifera indica L.) and their characterization using SSR markers
Transactions of the National Academy of Science Volume 28, No. 3

Pateña, L.F., et al., (2009) Tissue Cultured Avocado (Persea Americana Miller): A Journey from Laboratory to Field
Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology. Abstracts of Papers Volume 31, No. 1

Awards:

• Recognition Award for Outstanding Research in Plant Tissue Culture, IPB, CA-UPLB, 1991
• One of the Seven Best Papers for In vitro tuberization of potato, a new approach to certified....., FCSSP, 1992
• One of the Seven Best Paper for In vitro system of producing shallot (Allium ascalonicum L.) ..., FCSSP, 1991
• The Outstanding Young Scientist of the Philippines (Plant Tissue Culture), NAST, 1990
• UP Presidential Award for Outstanding Research Team, IPB Tissue Culture Team, IPB, 1988
• IPB Outstanding Research Team Award, IPB Tissue Culture Team Member, IPB, 1988
• UPLB-CA First Recognition Award for Outstanding Research Team, IPB Tissue Culture Team Member, UPLB-CA, 1980
• One of the Best Papers for Tissue Culture of Banana, with O.P. Damasco and M.C. Umali, CSSP, 1984
• Best Paper for Rapid propagation of Cassava by leaf-bud and stem cuttings, with R.C. Barba, CSSP, 1980
• One of the Ten Best Papers for Tissue Culture of Calamansi and Pummelo, CSSP, 1978
• Loyalty Award, IPB, 1986
• Outstanding Junior Researcher, IPB, 1984
• Outstanding Junior Staff, IPB, 1978
• Scholar, Philsugin, 1971-75
• Entrance and College Scholar, UPLB, 1971-1975
• The Outstanding Technology Commercialization Award, NAST-DOST, 2010