The Asian Scientist 100
Ramon Cabanos Barba
Inventor, Horticulturist
Institution
University of the Philippines Los Banos
Country
Philippines
Field
Agricultural Sciences
Barba was named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014 for inventing a way to induce flowering in mango trees regardless of season, boosting the local mango industry.
(Photo: World Intellectual Property Office/Flickr/CC)
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