Dr. Antonio Lalusin Jr., is recognized of his outstanding work in plant breeding focusing on abaca, cassava, and sweet potato. His abaca hybrids with high fiber quality and resistance to abaca bunchy top virus are now mass propagated for replanting infected abaca farms and are expected to play a major role in the rehabilitation of the Philippines abaca industry that has been plagued by the disease since several decades ago. His active involvement in root crops breeding resulted in the release of high yielding and pest resistant varieties of cassava (15) and sweet potato (8) in the span of 10 years. These varieties are now grown commercially throughout the country. He has successfully blended modern biotechnology techniques into conventional plant breeding strategies like molecular marker assisted selection in screening of segregating abaca populations.
Sex: Male
Education
- University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Pref., Japan, Doctor of Philosophy in Bioresources Engineering (Molecular Biology), 2006 Mr 24
- University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Pref., Japan, M.S. in Bioresources Engineering (Molecular Biology), 2003 Mr
- University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os, College, Laguna, M.S. in Plant Breeding, -
- University of the Philippines, College, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines, 4031, B.S. Agriculture (Horticulture-Plant Breeding), 1995 D
Field of Specialization:
Rootcrops breeding, Molecular Biology, Plant Breeding , Biotechnology, Genetic engineering
Researches:
Antonio G. Lalusin, Masaru Ohta , and Tatsuhito Fujimura, (2006) Temporal and Spatial Expression of Genes Involved in Anthocyanin Biosynthesis During Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) Root Development
International Journal of Plant Sciences Volume 167, No. 2
Carpena, A.L., Manguiat, P.H., Del Rosario, E.E., Lalusin, A.G., Gueco, L.S., Reano, C.E., Rodriquez, F.M., Quilloy, R.B. , (2009 Mr) Development and release in the Philippines of sweetpotato variety, NSIC Sp-31
Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 92, No. 1
Lalusin, A.G., Ohta, M., Fujimura, T. , (2006) Temporal and spatial expression of genes involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis during sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) root development
International Journal of Plant Sciences Volume 167, No. 2
Lalusin, A.G., Nishita, K., Kim, Sung-Hyung Ohta, M., Fujimura, T. , (2006) A new MADS-box gene (IbMADS10) from sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.)
Molecular Genetics and Genomics Volume 275
Kusaka, M., Lalusin, A.G., Fujimura, T. , (2005) The maintenance of growth and turgor in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) Leeke) cultivars with different root structures and osmo-regulation under drought stress
Plant Science Volume 168, No. 1
Hu, Jingjie, Nakatani, M., Lalusin, A.G., Fujimura, T., (2004) New microsatellite markers developed from reported Ipomoea trifida sequences and their application to sweetpotato and its related wild species
Scientia Horticulturae Volume 102
Hu, Jingjie, Nakatani, M., Lalusin, A. G. Kuranouchi, T. and Fujimura, T. , (2003) Genetic analysis of sweetpotato and wild relatives using inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSRs)
Breeding Science Volume 53
Lalusin, A. G. , () Guide for sweetpotato production
Institute of Plant Breeding, University of the Philippines, College, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines, 4031
Antonio G. Lalusin, Koichi Nishita, Sung-Hyung Kim, Masaru Ohta, and Tatsuhito Fujimura, (2006) A new MADS-box gene (IbMADS10) from sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) is involved in the accumulation of anthocyanin
Molecular Genetics and Genomics Volume 275, No. 1
Lalusin, A.G., (2011 JL 13-14) Genetic Diversity, Population Structure and DNA Fingerprinting of Abaca(Musa textilis Nee)
Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology. Abstracts of Papers Volume 33, No. 1
Lalusin, A.G, (2011 JL 13-14) Evaluation of Gamma Irradiated Abaca(Musa textilis Nee.)for Resistance to Abaca Bunchy Top Virus and Banana Bract Mosaic Virus Under Screenhouse Condition
Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology. Abstracts of Papers Volume 33, No. 1
Lalusin, A.G., (2011 Jl 13014) Unique Nucleotide Differences of Two Putative Ty1/Copia-like Long Terminal Repeat Retrotrasposons of Abaca (Musa textilis Nee)
Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology. Abstracts of Papers Volume 33, No. 1
Lalusin, A.G., Manguiat, P.H, (2009) Development of High Yielding and Bunchy Top Virus Resistant Abaca (Musa textilis Nee.) Cultivars
Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology. Abstracts of Papers Volume 31, No. 1
Papers Presented:
- Development of High Yielding and Bunchy Top Virus Resistant Abaca Cultivars , ADSS Seminar, Searca, Los Banos, Laguna
- Development of High Yielding and Bunchy Top Virus Resistant Abaca Cultivars , Investors' Forum on Agricultural Biotechnologies,Institute of Small-Scale Industries, UP Diliman, Quezon City
- Cloning and characterization of two new MADS-box genes (IbMADS1 and IbMADS2) in sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam), 2nd International Symposium on Sweetpotato and Cassava, MARDI, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- In-planta transformation of rice AGPase sub-unit genes in multiple shoot-induced sweetpotato , Breeding Science, Kobe University, Japan
- Genetic Diversity, Population Structure and DNA Fingerprinting of Abaca(Musa textilis Nee), 33rd NAST Annual Scientific Meeting
- Evaluation of Gamma Irradiated Abaca(Musa textilis Nee.)for Resistance to Abaca Bunchy Top Virus and Banana Bract Mosaic Virus Under Screenhouse Condition, 33rd NAST Annual Scientific Meeting
Awards:
- Monbusho Scholar (2000-2006)
- Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS), National Academy of Science and Technology, Manila Hotel, Manila Philippines, 2009 Jl 9
- Outstanding Lipeno in Science and Technology, Lipa Cultural Center, Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines, 2008 Ag 16
- Outstanding Researcher for 2007, Institute of Plant Breeding , 2007
- UP International Publication Award, University of the Philippines, 2006
- Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbusho) , Japanese Government, 2000-2006