Dr. Zenaida Ganga is recognized her achievement in the development and selection of white potato varieties which are recommended varieties for the highlands; maintenance and evaluation of local sweet potato, taro and yam land races in the Cordilleras; and the preservation of indigenous knowledge in the highlands.
Sex: Female
Education:
- University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os, College, Laguna, B.S. Agriculture, 1978
- Cornell Univesity, Ithaca, New York, USA, Ph.D. in Horticulture, 1992
- University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os, College, Laguna, MS Horticulture, 1992
Field of Specialization:
Agriculture, Germplasm Conservation
Researches:
Nisperos- Ganga, Z.N., Badol, E.O., Gayao, S., Dalang, P., Sim, Sim, J., (1986) True potato seed: Progeny evaluation and hybridization during 1985-1986 in the Philippines
The Potato in Southeast Asian and Pacific Regions (SEA), International Potato Center (CIP), Region VII, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Nisperos, Z.C., Badol, S.T., Gayao, S.T., Gayao, P., Torres, H., (1985) Evaluation of potato cultivars for yield and resistance to P.infestans in the Philippines highlands
MSAC Research Journal
Ganga, Z.N., Badol, E.O., Torres, H., Gayao, S., (1986) Evaluation of potato germplasm for yield and resistance to P. infestans in the Philippine highlands
The Philippine Journal of Crop Science Volume 11, No. 1
Nisperos, Z.C., Gayao, S., Sano, E.O., Susana, B., Zaag, V.P., (1985) True potato seeds
True Potato Seeds Newsletter (TPS), International Potato Center (CIP), Lima, Peru Volume Vol 6, No. 1
Nisperos, Z.C., Badol, E.O., Gayao, S., Torres, H., Gonzales, I.C., (1985) Results of potato (Solanum spp.) germplasm evaluation for yield and resistance to P. infestans in the Philippine highlands
The Potato in Southeast Asian and Pacific Regions (SEA), International Potato Center (CIP), Region VII, Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines
Nisperos, Z.C., Badol, E.O., Gayao, S., Torres, H., Gonzales, I.C., (1984) Evaluation of potato (Solanum spp.) cultivars for yield and resistance to P. infestans in the Philippine higlands
The Potato in SEA, International Potato Center (CIP), Region VII, Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines
Nisperos, Z.C., Badol, E.O., Gayao, S., Torres, H., Dalang, P., (1984) Hybrid seed production of potatoes (Solanum spp.)
The Potato in Southeast Asian and Pacific Regions, International Potato Center (CIP), Region VII, Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines
Nisperos, Z.C., (1982) Variety, spacing, and tranplanting methods of open-pollinated true potato seed of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
M.Sc. Gradutae Thesis, UP at Los Banos, Los Ba?os, Laguna
Nisperos, Z.C., (1978) Screening for tobacco mosaic virus resistance in promising F7 bacterial wilt resistant tomato lines
Undergraduate Thesis, UP at Los Banos, College, Laguna
Rasco, E.T., Bacusmo, J., Silva, K.P., Dimyati, A., Ganga, Z.N., Poolperm, N., (1993) Scheme for location and use-specific variety development of potato
In: Sweet Potato Variety Evaluation E.T. Rasco, Jr & V.d.R Amate (ed). Southeast Asian Potato Program for Research and Development (SAPPRAD)
Earle, E.Z., Lentini, R., Plaisted, R., Batts, L., Hoopes, R., Ganga, Z.N., (1992) Insect resistant plants with improved horticultural traits from interspecific potato hybrids growth in-vitro
Biotechnology: Enhancing Research of Tropical Crops in Africa, Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation(CTA)/International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Co Publication IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria
Francisco, H., Ganga, Z.N., Anselmo, A., (1990) Technology assessment of potato, cabbage and strawberry in the Philippine highlands
In: Technology Assessment for Agriculture in the Philippines, A. Librero (ed), PCARRD, DOST and IDRC
Ganga, Z.N., (1987) Highland Potato Technoguide
Potato Varieties and Evaluation. PCARRD, Los Ba?os, Laguna
Ganga, Z.N., Diccion, T., Badol, E.O., Torres, H., Simongo, D., (1991 Je) Evaluation of advanced potato (Solanum spp.) clones for late blight (P. infestans) resistance and yield
Asian Potato Journal
Gayao, S., Ganga, Z.N., Zaag, V., (1991) Evaluation of advanced potato (Solanum spp.) clones for late blight (Phytophthora infestans) resistance and yield
Asian Potato Journal Volume 2, No. 1
Ganga, Z.N., (1992) Utilization of somaclonal variants in a backcross program for potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) glandular trichomes and anvironmental effects on their expression
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Ganga, Z.N., Plaisted, R.L., (1990) Effects of light intensity and temperature on the properties and expression of glandular Trichomes of potato (Solanum spp.)
American Potato Journal Volume Vol 67
Gabutan, J., Vander Zaag, P., Ganga, Z.N., (1988) Physiological and agronomic comparison between potato and sweet potato in contrasting environments of the Philippines
The Potato in Southeast Asian and Pacific Regions (SEA), International Potato Center (CIP), Region VII, Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines
Ganga, Z.N., Badol, E.O., Torres, H., Gayao, S., (1988) Management of potato late blight (Phytopthora infestans) through resistant germplasm
The Potato in Southeast Asian and Pacific Regions (SEA), International Potato Center (CIP), Region VII, Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines
Zaag, P., Susana, B., Gayao, S., Ganga, Z.N., (1987) A summary of field evaluation of true potato seed progenies in the Philippines
The Potato in Southeast Asian and Pacific Regions (SEA), International Potato Center (CIP), Regon VII, Los Ba?os, Laguna, Philippines
Chien, D.H., Ganga, Z.N., Schmiediche, P., Vander Zaag, P., (1990) Preliminary results on breeding potato through recurrent selection for P. infestans resistance and adaptation to highland tropics
Asian Potato Journal Volume 1
Gabutan, J., Ganga, Z.N., Zaag, P., (1990) Physiological and agronomic data comparison between potato and sweet potato in contrasting environments of the Philippines
BSU Graduate School Journal Volume 2
Chien, D.H., Ganga, Z.N., Zaag, P.V., Schmiediche, P., (1990) Breeding potato for adaptation and late blight resistance in the highland tropics through recurrent selection
BSU Graduate School Journal Volume 2
Zaag, V.P., Susana, B., Ganga, Z.N., () Field evaluation of the true potato seed progenies in the Philippines
American Potato Journal Volume 66
Ganga, Z.N., Badol, E.O., Gonzales, I., (1989) Preliminary yield trial of sweet potato
NPRCRTC Research Results, A Series of Working papers Volume Vol 2
Ganga, Z.N., Badol, E.O., Torres, H., Gayao, S., (1989) Management of potato late blight through resistant germplasm
NPRCRTC. Research Results, A Series of Working papers Volume Vol 11
Ganga, Z.N., Badol, E.O., Gayao, S.T., Torres, H., (1989) Evaluation of seedling tuber progenies of potato in the Philippine Highlands
NPRCRTC Research Results, A Series of Working Papers Volume 1
Ganga, Z.N., (1989) New white potato cultivars
NPRCRTC Circular Bulletin no. 1
Awards:
- Best Paper Award, HARRDEC, 1994
- Ubla Award, NPRCRTC-BSU
- Most Outstanding Agricultural Scientist, DA-CAR
- Most Outstanding Young Scientist Award (Plant Breeding), NAST-DOST, 1995