08/05/2026
๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐!!!
The University Extension Services - Ranaw Sustainability and Resiliency Center proudly congratulates Prof. Edgel Escomen and his team for the publication of the results of an Extension Project titled: ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐ช๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
: ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐บ๐๐, in the Asian Journal of Agriculture (indexed/registered in Scopus (Q4), Crossref, & Google Scholar). This Project was implemented through Special Order No. 915-OP, Series of 2024 and was part of the GAA-2024 funded study titled "Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Lake Lanao Watershed: Towards a Sustainable and Climate-Change Resilient Ecosystems and Communities in Lanao del Sur, Philippines, led by Prof. Melencio Jr Jalova, UES-RSRC Director.
This study characterized, classified, and assessed the land suitability of three pedons within the Ramain Subwatershed of the Province of Lanao del Sur. Consequently, crop suitability assessment using the FAO framework revealed that no crops achieved a highly suitable (S1) classification. For these specific sites, the crops require significant interventions before they can be suitable for production. Common constraints as observed in the studied profiles included drainage, pH, and textural class for crops such as oil palm, banana, sugarcane, and mango. Arabica coffee and cocoa were not suitable in the assessed pedons due to combined climatic, physiological,
and physicochemical constraints. The study confirms that soil heterogeneity and site-specific constraints strongly govern agricultural potential, emphasizing that soil amelioration must be tailored to these localized pedological findings.
https://smujo.id/aja/article/view/25365/9531
Way to go, Prof. Edgel Escomen, Prof. Analiza C. Ouano, Dr. Alberto I. Ambos, Prof. Melencio Jr Jalova and team!!!