Everybody wants guapple. And surely every farmer wants to plant the tree for additional income. It is rich in vitamins A, B, and C a guapple a fruit contains more […]
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Super Hybrid Rice from China to aid Phils get high yield of10 ton per hectare at a cheap P5 per kilo
The Philippines is poised to achieve a high average rice yield of 10 metric tons (MT) per hectare as it collaborates with China on the development of a Super Hybrid […]
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Phils to boost luxury silk design production as silk has extensive global market reaching to $2 billion in China alone
The Philippines is boosting the production of patented “Suksuk” design made of the luxury textile silk which has extensive global markets reaching to $2-2.5 billion in China alone. The Suksuk […]
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Use of Salt as Fertilizer for Coconut
The application of sodium chloride (NaCl) can increase nut production, copra weight per nut and copra yield per tree. Research studies on chloride nutrition and fertilization of coconuts were extensively […]
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Region 3 rice sector ASEAN integration-ready due to strong government-private hybrid rice collaboration
The rice sector of Region 3 is prepared for the ASEAN integration in light of a high 5.25 metric tons (MT) average yield owing to a strong government-private sector collaboration […]
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Increased Queen Pineapple Production Eyed with Propagation Protocol and Planting System
The production of Queen pineapple is set to increase with the development of a propagation protocol and planting system by the Visayas State University (VSU), in cooperation with the Camarines […]
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Root Trainer Technology to Improve Growth and Development of Rubber Seedlings
Rubber seedlings grown in root trainer containers develop 300% more lateral roots compared with rubber seedlings grown in conventional polybags. This results in faster growth and development of rubber quality […]
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Carrageenan Growth Promoter for Peanut and Mungbean Delivers Promising Results
UBAY, Bohol—Aside from rice, the Carrageenan Plant Growth Promoter (PGP) has been effective in boosting the yield of field legumes such as mungbean and peanut. This was reported during the […]
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Health-Promoting Properties Found in Extracts of Duhat and Bignay
Two projects implemented by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) found that duhat (Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels) and bignay (Antidesma bunius (L.) Spreng) contain anthocyanins that possess health-promoting […]
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Root Trainer Technology to Promote Better Rubber Plant Growth
Good root development is important in the growth of rubber seedlings. To accomplish this, the University of Southern Mindanao (USM), together with various regional agricultural field offices in Mindanao, developed […]
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A commodity feature cultivating the aromatic garlic
Garlic (Allium sativum) has long been used as a culinary spice and medicinal herb. It is believed to have originated in Central Asia for over 5,000 years ago. Its fine […]
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Intercropping Coconuts with Ginger
Ginger can be grown in sandy loam, clay loam, and lateritic soils, provided that the soil is at least 30 cm. deep and there is enough rainfall and good drainage […]
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58 “lighthouse” schools put up by International Institute for Rural Reconstruction, proves gardening eliminates malnutrition in Region 4A public schoolchildren
Fifty-eight “lighthouse” schools have been put up in Region 4A by the International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) which teaches K-12 pupils gardening as a reliable solution to malnutrition that […]
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Cordillera’s heirloom rice: A bright spot in the export market
Mina-angan, hungduan, ulikan, jekot, diket, and tinawon—they can be mistaken as names of people but they’re not. They are actually varieties of heirloom rice from the Cordillera region which are […]
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Developing High-Yielding Pole Sitao Cultivars for Organic Production
Pole sitao is also known as long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, snake bean, or Chinese long bean. In other dialects it is known as dau gokin Cantonese, thua fak yao in […]
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