The second day of the 2023 International Summer Short-Term Program (ISSP) introduced the Aquashade Technology and the Nanotechnology Detection Kit of the College of Fisheries-Freshwater Aquaculture Center (CF-FAC) to the 16 participants from Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC)-member institutions under Track A: Food Sustainability and Food Security in Freshwater Aquaculture at the CLSU ICT Research and Development Training Center (CLIRDEC) Building today, July 25, 2023.
Immersion activities were conducted at the CF-FAC facilities to give the participants an actual experience in setting up the aquashade and using the nanotechnology detection kit.
The Aquashade Technology involves the use of nets as shading materials in ponds that results in a decrease in water temperature. During warm months when seed production is decreased, the Aquashade Technology can increase seed production by more than 100%.
This is a product of a series of research projects led by Prof. Dr. Emmanuel M. Vera Cruz and funded by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD).
The Nanotechnology Detection Kit is a DNA-based probe developed specifically to detect Aeromonas hydrophilla. This bacterial pathogen is one of the major problems causing massive mortalities in tilapia culture. The development of this technology also came from a series of projects led by Prof. Dr. Karl Marx A. Quiazon and funded by DOST-PCAARRD.
