CAPSUNIAN ECHO

 

CAPSU Burias launches crop and science lab

By Mayrel Joy Arroyo

  The new Crop Science Laboratory located at CAPSU Burias

 

Capiz State University - Burias Campus held the launching ceremony and orientation for the newly blessed crop and science laboratory with Dr. Editha C. Alfon, SUC President III, Dr. Remelyn R. Recoter, the Regional Executive Director of DA-RFO VI, Dr. Salvacion J. Legaspi, CSRDC Center Director Project Leader (DA-ACEF), and Dr. Stephanie S. Pimentel, Campus Administrator, on October 21, 2021.

The main goal of this program is the renovation and improvement of the existing crop and science laboratories for students pursuing Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering (BSABE), BEED, and BSED Major in Science to be equipped with laboratory techniques, wherein they will have the capacity to do their exercise projects, analysis, or even some specific experiments and other matters with the help of modern equipment that have been provided by the laboratory.

The Soil and Science Laboratory is a modern laboratory funded by the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) through the Crop Science Research and Development Center, amounting to 5,000,000 pesos that were utilized for construction an to acquire 23 pieces of new high-tech equipment, such as the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer with PC and gas box – Model: PG990, the Fume Hood – Model: FH1000 (E), and the Spectrophotometer – Model: T92+.

The Soil and Crop Science laboratory can accommodate the students, faculty, and researchers of the whole CAPSU system, other private and public students in Capiz, farmers, and aspiring researchers. Furthermore, the main reason for putting the lab at CAPSU Burias is because the CSRDS Office is located at the campus.