Dr. Pedro Escuro has made significant contributions to rice breeding. He provided leadership in the development, isolation, and release of nine Seed Board rice varieties: Milpal 4, HBD-2, Azmil 26 and C-22 (upland) and C-18, C4-63, C4-137, C-168 and C-12 (lowland). Dr. Escuro has 18 honors and awards to his name. These include two Presidential awards, Presidential Plaque of Merit for outstanding accomplishments in rice improvement (1967) and Rizal Pro Patria award for outstanding contribution to rice breeding and genetics. He is also recipient of the University of the Philippines Distinguished Professional award in agriculture (1973), and D.Sc. (honoris causa 1974) and the 1974 Ayala award in agricultural science.
Sex: Male
Education:
- Cornell University, USA, M. S., 1954
- University of the Philippines,Los Banos, College, Laguna, B.S.A.(Agronomy), 1952
- University of Minnesota, USA, Ph.D. (Genetics and Plant Breeding), 1959
Field of Specialization:
Agriculture, Genetics and Plant Breeding
Researches:
(1952) A further study of five Venezuelan rice varieties and Inintiw Strain 107
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Valeriano C. Calma, Pedro B. Escuro, (N-D 1954) Fertilizer tests on corn
Philippine Agriculturist Volume 38, No. 6-7
Pedro B. Escuro, C. N. Divinagracia, (1956) Plant number affects rice yield in low fertility soil
U.P. College of Agriculture Monthly Bulletin Volume 21, No. 2
(1959) Relative effectiveness of selection for quantitative traits in F2 of crosses among related and unrelated lines of oats
Dissertation Abstracts Volume 20, No. 4
R. C. Dumlao, Pedro B. Escuro, M. B. Parker, (O 1960) Dormancy periods of Philippnie Seed Board rice varieties
Philippine Agriculturist Volume 44, No. 5
(Je 1960) The response of rice varieities to season of planting
Philippine Agriculturist Volume 44, No. 1
Pedro B. Escuro, A. L. Obligado, H. L. Everett, Burton T. Onate, (Jl-Ag 1962) Border effects in experimental plots of upland rice
Philippine Agriculturist Volume 46, No. 2-3
Pedro B. Escuro, J. A. Malabuyoc, N. G. Mamicpic, Dioscoro L. Umali, R. L. Villareal, (F 1962) Performance tests of early-and medium-maturing lowland rice varieties under dry-season irrigated conditions
Philippine Agriculturist Volume 45, No. 9
Pedro B. Escuro, R. C. Aquino, (O 1963) Comparison of Margate, Masagana and traditional methods of lowland rice culture
Philippine Agriculturist Volume 47, No. 5
Pedro B. Escuro, J. C. Sentz, W. M. Myers, (1963) Effectiveness of selection in F2 crosses amng related and unrelated lines of oats
Crop Science Volume 3
A. A. Gomez, I. S. Santos, Pedro B. Escuro, (Ja 1963) Performance and eating quality tests in sweet corn
Philippine Agriculturist Volume 46, No. 8
Pedro B. Escuro, P. S. Castillo, J. A. Malabuyoc, E. C. Cada, (1963) 1963 Seed Board rice varieties
College of Agriculture Farm Bulletin , No. 9
Pedro B. Escuro, R. C. Aquino, (Ap-Je 1963) Three ways of growing rice compared
Agriculture at Los Banos Volume 2, No. 4
(N-D 1963) Analytical study of the agronomic characters of promising introduced wheat varieties
Philippine Agriculturist Volume 47, No. 6-7
Awards:
- Distinguished Professorial Award in agriculture, University of the Philippines , 1973
- 1967 Presidential Plaque of Merit , Presidential Award
- D. Sc. honoris causa , , 1974
- Ayala award in agricultural science, , 1974
- Bailon de la Rama Scholarship, University of the Philippines, 1949-1952
- University Scholarship, University of the Philippines, 1948-1952
- Magna Cum Laude, University of the Philippines, 1952
- J. Gonzales Gold Medal, , 1952
- PHILCUSA-FAO Fellowship, PHILCUSA-FAO, 1953-1954
- Fellowship, Rockefeller Foundation, 1956-1959