Priority Research Areas

1. Pod Borer (Maruca testulalis)
   • Variations among pod borer populations 
   • Population dynamics and yield loss assessment of bean pod borer
   • Insect pest colonization and succession in mungbean 
   • Development and evaluation of integrated management strategies
2. Leafspots of Mungbean and Peanut
   • Assessment of genetic diversity in Cercospora canescens Wilczek
3. Grain Yield
   • Genetic progress in improving mungbean and peanut yield potential in the Philippines
   • Improving adaptation through regional varietal development 
4. Biological Nitrogen Fixation
   • Restriction of nodulation by ineffective rhizobia in mungbean
   • Rhizobial inoculants for mungbean and peanut
   • Increasing the competitiveness of rhizobia
5.  Socio-Economics
   • Socioeconomics, process and policy analysis for the industry