People tend to put premium on good looks. However, some of the most hard-featured looking fruits happened to be the most appetizing, if not the tastiest. For fruits, those that […]
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Why eating adlai is good for you?
Standing tall in the wild, adlai (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) can be easily overlooked due to its grass-like appearance that blends well with the other wild plants. But unlike weeds, the […]
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Bamboo as a Money-making Industry
Can bamboo be the next money-earning and environment-friendly industry in Davao City? City Agriculturist Leonardo Avila III was confident that the city has another winning industry in its hands if […]
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Makapuno Embryo Culture Technology: Utilization for Accelerated Makapuno Production
The Makapuno embryo culture technology was developed by the late Dr. Emerita V. de Guzman of UP Los Baños in the 1960’s. The technology was initially aimed at rescuing the Makapuno embryos […]
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Adlai Production Guide
Unknown to many Filipinos, Adlai also called Job’s Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) belongs to the family Poaceae or the grasses, the same family to which wheat, corn, and rice belong. […]
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Recycle Eggshells as Fertilizers
Eggshells can be used as fertilizers, cement and tile binder and paste ingredient after grinding them finely. They contain calcium, phosphorus, potassium and sulfur which makes plants robust and vigorous. […]
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Enhancing heirloom rice production with better technologies
Heirloom rice usually commands a higher price than the ordinary rice. It is prized for its exceptional cooking quality, taste, texture, color, and most importantly, nutritional value. Heirloom rice grown […]
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Sapinit: Philippine Wild Raspberry
Sapinit is a shrub that has prickly stem, thereby identifying it with the rose family and making it a raspberry rather than a strawberry. It reaches to a height of […]
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Why not Avocado
To this author, this pear-shaped fruit which is also rich in vitamins and minerals is a champion crop. Avocado (Persea americana) is a tree native to Central Mexico and is […]
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Invest in Sinta Papaya Production
Why invest in ‘Sinta’ papaya production? All over the world, fruits are being recognized as a healthful part of the diet. This trend makes papaya more popular than ever. Consumers […]
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ADLAI: A never heard of crop that resembles, tastes like rice
While many of us have not even heard of adlai, this tall-grain bearing tropical plant from Poaceae (grass family), the same family to which wheat, corn, and rice belong, has […]
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Katmon’s phytochemical constituents and biological activities studied
INDANG, CAVITE—A group of researchers from the Cavite State University (CvSU) has looked into katmon’s phytochemical constituents and biological activities in a study. Phytochemicals, also known as phytonutrients, are chemical […]
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Application of gene markers to improve swine productivity
Despite the increase in the overall swine farm production efficiency, the Philippines still lags behind other swine-producing countries due to poor performance, specifically in terms of reproductive traits. The failure […]
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Hydroponics finds its way into backyards
You may be living in the middle of the metropolis with only a few square meters of space for a backyard or none at all, but this shouldn’t keep you […]
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How to Start a Pineapple Production Business
Aside from being nutritious and delicious, pineapple is a good foreign exchange earner. Pineapple can be processed into juice, jam, vinegar, nata de pina, preserves and candies. Its leaves are […]
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