BIOGRAPHIGAL SKETCH 



The author, Manuel Geliz Palada, was born on 26 September 19^, 

 in Bacolod City, Philippines. He received his elementary education from 

 Bacolod North Elementary School and graduated from Negros Occidental 

 High School in I96I as salutatorian. He studied for 2 years at La 

 Salle College, Bacolod City, and took basic mathematics and science 

 courses preparatory to the Bachelor of Science degree. In I966, he 

 received the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.S.A.) degree major in 

 agronomy from Central Philippine University, Iloilo City, Philippines. 

 From 1967 to I968, he served as Instmactor in agronomy at the College of 

 Agricul'oure , Central Philippine University. From November I968 to 

 December 1970, he studied at the University of the Philippines at Los 

 Belhos and took graduate courses leading to the Master of Science in 

 agronomy under the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) scholar- 

 ship program. He received the M. S. in agronomy degree from the University 

 of the Philippines at Los Bancs in January 1971. Immediately, he was 

 appointed Assistant Professor and Plant Science Research Coordinator, 

 College of Agriculture, Central Philippine University from 1971 to 

 January 1973 • He moved back to Los Bancs and worked as Instructor II 

 in the Agronomy Department, University of the Philippines, from February 

 to April 1973. From May I973 to January 197^, he was employed by the 

 Multiple Cropping Department, IRRI as Research Assistant, organized and 

 cocrdinated a 6-month multiple cropping training course participated by 

 trainees from Southeast Asian countries. In 1975 > ^e was promoted to 

 Senior Research Assistant and was assigned to Iloilo province as Site 

 Coordinator for IREI-BPI (Bureau of Plant Industry) Cropping Systems 



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