Jupiter V Casas

College of Forestry and Environmental Science Central Mindanao University · Forest Resources Management Department

It remains unknown whether there are available gall rust resistant seed sources of Falcata (Falcataria moluccana (Miq.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes) in the country or elsewhere. This study was conducted to obtain baseline data for future progeny selection of gall rust resistant clones of Falcata in the region. The objectives were to determine whether ther...

Mt. Musuan is as an active volcano and is not spared from this soil erosion problem. Its entire landscape has varied slopes ranging from 0 to over 50 %. It has an elevation of 646 meters asl (summit), and a base diameter of 3 km. It was reported that plant diversity of this mountain varies considerably on all parts. Most of the tree species are fou...

Statement of the Problem: In the Philippines, industrial tree plantations have the largest share to the country’s current total log production. G. arborea and F. moluccana (= Paraserianthes falcataria) are two commercially important plantation species in the northern and southern regions of the Philippines, respectively. But, often, the quantity an...

Native tree plantations are often preferred as nurse vegetation to facilitate succession as they are assumed to have favorable habitat for native species regeneration than exotic stands. To ascertain this, we characterized the respective attributes of exotic Gmelina (Gmelina arborea Roxb., Lamiaceae) and native Bangkal (Nauclea orientalis L., Rubia...

Soil erosion is one of the main causes of land degradation. This is very prominent in developing countries where large tracts of forest land are converted to other land uses. Mt. Musuan, a land mark of Central Mindanao University in Bukidnon, is not spared in this phenomenon. This study is conducted to assess and quantify soil erosion rates of the...

The use of exotic species in reforestations is one of the highly criticized forest policies in the Philippines, mainly due to their perceived negative impacts on biodiversity conservation. To ascertain the influence of exotic plantations on native flora establishments, we inventoried the structure, composition, and diversity of understory woody reg...

As a state university, the Central Mindanao University (CMU) is confronted with a myriad of issues pertaining to the utilization of its land resources in the university's 100 years of existence. These issues stem from its strategic location and productive land, which entice informal settlers to encroach the land. In response, the university invests...

The recent depleting forest resources of the Philippines prompted national and local government agencies, NGO's, private sectors and academic institutions to develop reforestation strategies to conserve and protect the remaining resource. In recent years, the Philippine government promoted the Community Based Forest Management Agreement (CBFMA), In...