{"id":6965,"date":"2014-01-08T12:59:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T12:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/the-invention-that-tripled-the-mango-yield-in-the-philippines\/"},"modified":"2014-01-08T12:59:06","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T12:59:06","slug":"the-invention-that-tripled-the-mango-yield-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protectia.eu\/en\/the-invention-that-tripled-the-mango-yield-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"The invention that tripled the mango yield in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mangoes are one of the world\u2019s most prized tropical fruits, mainly cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions, and due to its unique flavour it\u2019s a product popular all around the globe.\u00a0However, mango cultivation is very challenging: in fact, mango trees bear fruits only one month in an entire year.<\/p>\n<p>Today for our \u201cPatents world\u201d section, we would like to present a video developed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wipo.int\/portal\/en\/\">WIPO<\/a>\u00a0(World International Property Organization) presenting the man who developed a chemical solution to induce early flowering in mangos: the Philippine <em><strong>Dr. Ramon Barba.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q7iDCTvR1Hg?list=PLsm_LOEppJazLtJAO36wjcfpLsyzxp0YL\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>During his research activities, Dr. Barba found out that<strong> the application of potassium nitrate made the mango flower.<\/strong> <em>\u201cThe process was very simple. You just get one kilo of potassium nitrate, put it in 100 litres of water, spray it on the plant once \u2013 and within a week you can see the buds forming. In two weeks the buds are already forming into flowers. It was&#8230; unprecedented. I have never seen any reaction so spectacular.\u201d<\/em>, he said.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The use of potassium nitrate to induce flowering in mango plants has revolutionized the Philippine mango industry<\/strong><\/em>, and the effect is so significant that affect also other countries.<br \/>\nDr. Ramon Barba is quite a personality, and so modest that he almost forgot to protect his invention. He contacted the Philippine Patent Office and with the help of an IP lawyer applied for a patent.<\/p>\n<p>His story reminds us the importance of patents, and how it\u2019s crucial to <strong>protect the inventor rights with the consult of a professional agency of Industrial Property<\/strong>, such as Protectia Patents and Trademarks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mangoes are one of the world\u2019s most prized tropical fruits, mainly cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions, and due to its unique flavour it\u2019s a product popular all around the globe.\u00a0However, mango cultivation is very challenging: in fact, mango trees bear fruits only one month in an entire year. 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