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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How to Delay the Ripening of Fruits
How to Delay the Ripening of Fruits According to researchers at the UP Los Baños, the ripening of fruits can be delayed from one to two weeks under the following […]
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Quality Protein Maize (QPM): A high-protein corn for swine and poultry
Yellow corn plays a vital role in animal nutrition. It is one of the most important feed grains in feed milling and accounts for 50-60% of the total mixed feed […]
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Top 100 Most Profitable Agribusiness Ideas
The most profitable agribusiness ideas in which you can invest including but not limited to crop cultivation, production and processing, aquaculture, animal health and feeds, agro-bio products, biotechnical service, energy-saving […]
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Soil less gardening made possible with vermiculite
Soil less agriculture is now possible with hydroponics. Using only a mineral nutrient solution, water can now be a medium to grow crops. As the concept of “grow-your-own-food” has become […]
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Cassava Production Guide
Cassava Production Guide for Beginners Cassava can be a long term plant, from six months to two years depending upon the use it is intended for. Although this grows anywhere […]
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Wag that fish-tail fern
The name wouldn’t probably catch one’s attention but the plant really attracts. The fish-tail fern (Microsorium punctatum L.)is a natural mutant of the species commonly called the “climbing bird’s nest […]
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