last updated: 25 February 2003

Dr. Naomi Gaac Tangonan

A. Current Affiliation

University Professor
University of Southern Mindanao
College of Agriculture
Department of Plant Pathology
Division of Mycology

B. Educational Background

1968 BS Agriculture
University of Southern Mindanao

1977 Plant Pathology (Mycology)
UP Los Baños

1984 Plant Pathology (Mycology)
UP Los Baños

C. Research Fields/Fields of Expertise

Research fields:

• Fungal diseases of plants
• Crop protection
• Disease management

Additional keywords:

• mycology
• fungal taxonomy
• plant pathology

D. Academic Awards

• 1997 Gurong Patnubay Award Philippine Association of Agriculture Educators, Inc. (PASSAGE)
• 1994 Achievement Award Crop Science Society of the Philippines, Inc. (CSSP)
• 1993 GO Ocfemia Outstanding Plant Pathologist of the Philippines Philippine Phytopathological Society, Inc. (PPS)
• 2003 Achievement Award in Plant Pathology The Philippine Phytopathological Society, Inc.

E. Academic Societies

• President Philippine Society for the Study of Nature, Inc. (PSSN)
• Regional Representative Mycological Society of the Philippines, Inc. (MSP)
• PIO Philippine Phytopathological Society, Inc. (PPS)-Southern Mindanao Division

F. Publications - Conferences

Leafspot of sanseviera caused by Fusarium sp.
JA Pecho (co-author/s)
33rd Pest Management Council of the Philippines Annual Scientific Conference, Grand Men Seng, May 8-10, 2002

Controlling leaf blight of durian caused by Rhizoctonia solani
FD Cuambot (co-author/s)
33rd Pest Management Council of the Philippines Annual Scientific Conference, Grand Men Seng, May 8-10, 2002

Field trials of fungicides for the control of white root rot disease of rubber
VM Escopalao (co-author/s)
33rd Pest Management Council of the Philippines Annual Scientific Conference, Grand Men Seng, May 8-10, 2002

Assessment of the species biodiversity of basidiomycetous fungi, insects, and orchids in the midmontane forest of Mt. Apo, Mindanao Philippines
GCQ Biadnes (co-author/s)
3rd Philippine Society for the Study of Nature (PSSN) Annual Scientific Convention, UP Visayas Cebu City, May 1-2, 2003

G. Publications - Journals

Serotype, mating type and ploidy of Cryptococcus neoformans strains isolated from patients in Brazil
M Ohkusu, Naomi Tangonan, Kanji Takeo et al
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo 44 (6), 299-302, 2002

Characterization of a new subgroup of Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 1 (AG-1-1D), causal agent of a new necrotic leaf spot on coffee
A Priyatmojo, V Escopalao, Naomi G. Tangonan et al
Phytopathology 91, 1054-1061, 2001

New records of fungal plant diseases in Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines
Naomi G. Tangonan
USM R&D Journal 10(2), 194-197, 2002

Rhizoctonia disease of salago (Wikstroemia lanceolata L.) in the Philippines and its control
Naomi G. Tangonan & V.M. Escopalao
Journal of Tropical Plant Pathology 38, 9-15, 2002

H. Publications - Books

Host Index of Plant Diseases in the Philippines, 3rd Edition
Naomi G. Tangonan
Philippine Rice Research Institute, Nueva Ecija, 1999

Scoring Disease Severity of Agricultural Crops
Naomi G. Tangonan
USM Agricultural Research Center, Kabacan, Cotabato, 2001

A Guide to Chemical Control of Common Fungal Diseases of Agricultural Crops
Naomi G. Tangonan & Felix A. Sebastian
USM Agricultural Research Center, Kabacan, Cotabato, 1996