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Seed Production of Upo
Upo or bottle gourd belongs to the family CuCurbitaceae and is adapted to the dry tropics. Optimum temperature for good growth ranges 18 degree Celsius to 24 degree Celsius. It can be seed produced...
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Dyes from Philippine Plants
Dyeing using different plants has been a traditional practice. However, with the invention of artificial dyes and modern dyeing practices, such use of dyes from plants was soon abandoned. There are...
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Strengthening local macadamia production in Luzon through R&D
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) and the DA-Bureau of Plant Industry-Baguio National Crop Research Development and Production Support Center (BPI-BNCRDPSC) are...
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Group of women farmers in Zamboanga del Sur benefits from Soybean R&D
A women-led farmers’ association residing in Barangay Bigong, Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur is now reaping the fruits of their labor from soybean R&D interventions introduced to them by the Department...
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Culturing Tikod Amo through bottom polyculture
“Tikod Amo” is the local name of an endemic oyster species known to the people living in the Barobo Coastal waters in Lianga Bay, Surigao del Sur. This unique oyster got its name because its adductor...
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Sugar Apple Production Guide
The Sugar Apple (Annona squamosa L.) or atis in Filipino is a small deciduous tree that reaches a height of about 15 to 20 ft (4.6-6.1 m) and spread. Sugar apples are a common fruit tree in the home...
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Rubber Tree Production Guide
The natural rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is a native of South America introduced to Southeast Asia during the 19th century. Rubber trees can grow to a height of 18 to 39 meters and they grow best...
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Seed Production of Upo
Upo or bottle gourd belongs to the family CuCurbitaceae and is adapted to the dry tropics. Optimum temperature for good growth ranges 18 degree Celsius to 24 degree Celsius. It can be seed produced...
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Dyes from Philippine Plants
Dyeing using different plants has been a traditional practice. However, with the invention of artificial dyes and modern dyeing practices, such use of dyes from plants was soon abandoned. There are...
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Strengthening local macadamia production in Luzon through R&D
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) and the DA-Bureau of Plant Industry-Baguio National Crop Research Development and Production Support Center (BPI-BNCRDPSC) are...
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Group of women farmers in Zamboanga del Sur benefits from Soybean RD
A women-led farmers’ association residing in Barangay Bigong, Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur is now reaping the fruits of their labor from soybean R&D interventions introduced to them by the Department...
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Culturing Tikod Amo through bottom polyculture
“Tikod Amo” is the local name of an endemic oyster species known to the people living in the Barobo Coastal waters in Lianga Bay, Surigao del Sur. This unique oyster got its name because its adductor...
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Appreciating Granada a Bombastic Fruit
Fertility life, good health--these are just some of the attributes that have been given to granada, a symbolic fruit that dates back to some 3000 years ago. Considered an ancient and mystical fruit...
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Makapuno: not your ordinary nut
“Makapuno” is a Filipino vernacular loosely translated as “almost full”. Conversely, when one speaks of makapuno it refers to a mutant coconut because of its genetic abnormality; and it is...
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Fighting disease the natural way with yeast
n his 2010 TedTalk in Tela-viv, Israel, entomologist Shimon Steinberg reiterated the battle cry of his life’s work as a scientist studying biological pest control: “give nature a chance.” The...
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BAR supports initial research on improving white corn as viable healthy staple
The project ‘Enhancing Nutritional and Grain Qualities of White Corn for Food’ conducted by the University of the Philippines Los Baños-Institute of Plant Breeding (UPLB-IPB) and funded by the Bureau...
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Production of Nipa Palm sugar expanded
Taking off from the initial success of an earlier project in Lanuza, Surigao del Sur of the Foundation for Rural Enterprise and Ecology Development of Mindanao (FREEDOM), Inc. the production on Nipa...
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Reducing postharvest losses in Wombok
Before cabbages are displayed on the isles of our local supermarkets, all wrapped up in a thin sheet of plastic, chilled, and tagged with a seemingly expensive price per piece, cabbages had to undergo...
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Leading the way for better, safer seaweed and fish products
During the 7th Agriculture and Fisheries Technology Forum and Product Exhibition organized by the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) in August 2011 at the SM MegaMall in Mandaluyong City, a curious...
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Jackfruit Production Guide
Jackfruit scientifically known as Artocarpus heterophyllius, lam, locally known as "nangka" or "langka" is a favorite dessert of Filipinos. It is one of the most widely grown fruit crops in the...
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