Sex: Female
Education:
- University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A., Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science, 1978
- University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, Master of Science in Forestry, 1975
- University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, 1960
FIeld of Specialization:
Botany, Cytology, Rattan, Tissue Culture, Tree Breeding, Genetics, Biotechnology, Soil Microbiology, Forest Genetics, Wood, Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Researches:
Oporto, D.A., & Umali-Garcia, M., (1999) Propagation of Kamagong
Canopy International Volume 25, No. 1
Oporto, D.A., & Umali-Garcia, M., (1998) Clonal propagation of Dao: Saving an endangered timber species
Canopy International Volume 24, No. 5
Oporto, D.A., & Umali-Garcia, M., (1998) Superthrive, a vitamin-hormone preparation induced 100% rooting of Palosapis (Anisopthera thurifera Forxw.)
Biorefor Proc. Traders Hotel, Manila, Philippines
Umali-Garcia, M., Melegrito, L.M., & dela Cruz, R.E., (1998) Vegetative propagation and clonal testing of two Gmelina provenances
Bio-Refor Proc. Traders Hotel, Manila, Philippines
Oporto, D.A. & Umali-Garcia, M., (1998) Effects of different concentrations of napthalene acetic acid (NAA) on root production by shoot tip cuttings of Mamalis (Pittosporum pentandrum)
Ecosystems Research Digest Volume 9, No. 21
Simbulan, C.M.G., & Garcia, Mercedes U., (1985) Biochemical and morphological characterization of a pigmented diazotroph from Saccharium spontaneum L. roots
Philippine Journal of Science Volume 114, No. Monograph
Garcia, M.U., (1975) Floral biology of amherstia
The Pterocarpus: A Philippine Science Journal of Forestry Volume 1
Gallardo, B., Gascon, S., Garcia, M., & Comin, Francisco, (2009) Testing the response of macroinvertebrate functional structure and biodiversity to flooding and confinement
Journal of Limnology Volume 68, No. 2
Umali-Garcia, M., (1999) New horizons and problems on the development of biological fertilizer for rice
Proceedings of the 1999 NRC Annual Scientific Sessions Volume 22
Dela Cruz, R.E., & Garcia, M.U., (1992) Nitrogen Fixation and Mycorrhizae in Acasias on Degraded Grasslands
Tropical Acacias in East Asia and the Pacific. Proceedings of a fist meeting of the Consultative Group for Research and Development of Acacias (COGREDA) held in Phuket, Thailand. Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Research
Awards:
- Outstanding Extension Program Award, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2005
- Pro Partia (Rizal) Medal, a Gawad Saka Award for National Outstanding Agricultural Scientist, Department of Agriculture, Heroes Hall, Malacañang Palace, 2001 October 23
- Citation, Women Achievers in Agriculture and Forestry, Centennial Citation, 1998
- Plaque of citation, Scientific Achievement Award in Agricultural and Forestry, Research Council of the Philippines, Bahay ng Alumni, U.P. Diliman, 1998 March 14
- Pantas Award, Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research
- ASEAN Achievement Award, Winrock International
- Outstanding Technology Award (Gregorio Y. Zala Medal), Department of Science and Technology, 2007 July 16-20
- Award of Recognition (Bio-N inventor), Philippine Maize Federation (PhilMaize) and Department of Agriculture (DA), 4th Philippine National Corn Congress, 2006 May 4-5