Top Luzon university seeing red in 'tilapia'
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Fishery scientist and researchers at the freshwater Aquaculture Center of the Central Luzon State University (CLSU-FAC) here are improving the hue of the red tilapia to make it more attractive to a growing market for this variety. Dr. Tereso Abella, leader of the "Genetic Enhancement of the Red Nile Tilapia Breeding Program" of the CLSU-FAC, said their tests aimed to produce a brighter, "flaming red" variety. The program is funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARD), which said the red tilapia is much sought after because of its appealing color.
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Roque, A. (2015, August 23). Top Luzon university seeing red in 'tilapia'. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A13.
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Tilapia culture; Scientific personnel; Marketing; Tests; Financing; Fishery economics; Fish; Aquaculture enterprises; Commercial availability; Research; Carotenoids; Diets; Tilapia nilotica; Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development; Institute of Sterling; Science City of Muñoz; Freshwater Aquaculture of the Central Luzon State University (CLSU-FAC); Abella, Tereso; Alcala, Proceso
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