Farmer-scientist overcomes feathery mottle virus
Magsasaka Siyentista (farmer-scientist) Victor Hernandez conquered the feathery mottle virus (FMV) in his sweetpotato farm in Brgy.Parang, Bagac, Bataan. He did this by adopting science and technology...
View ArticleAre garlic and onion still making money?
Can you imagine not putting garlic or onion in any of your food? I imagine that soups, stews, and casseroles wouldn’t be as delectable, aromatic, and appetizing. But can you imagine if these high value...
View Article10 Philippine Herbal Medicines Approved By DOH
Here are the ten (10) Philippine medicinal plants that the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) through its “Traditional Health Program” have endorsed. All ten (10) herbs have been thoroughly tested...
View ArticleVermicompost boosts organic mangosteen fruit production
Inorganic fertilizer application can be substituted with vermicast or vermin worm manure without affecting the productivity of mangosteen. This, Magsasaka Siyentista (MS) Ruth M. Martinez found out in...
View ArticleFilipino farmers anticipate approval Bt eggplant similar to Bangdesh’s...
Filipino farmers anticipate approval of Bt eggplant cultivation which will spare farmers and consumers from harmful chemical sprays even as Bangladesh already approved Bt brinjal’s commercial release...
View ArticleValue-Added Products from Seaweeds
New products from seaweeds were developed by the Marine Bio-Organic Group of the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute. Three of products are now being patented, while other...
View Article‘Worm compost’ eases El Niño effect on rice seed production
Despite the El Niño, his lowland rice crops still reached harvesting stage with more filled grains and more seeds per panicle. Bernardo Calilung, Magsasaka Siyentista of Farmers’ Information and...
View ArticlePlanting Glutinous Corn
Waxy or glutinous corn is one of the major crops grown in the Philippines with over a million Filipino farmers, depending on it as their main source of income and employment. With the increasing...
View ArticleHalal certification to expand Muslim market for Philippine Dona Maria rice in...
A newly-granted Halal certification to Philippine brand Dona Maria rice opens up market potential in Gulf countries Jordan and Kuwait. The premium rice varieties just received a Halal certification...
View ArticleSago Starch a Viable Alternative to Wheat Starch
DOST-TRC to Explore Cheaper Flour Substitute From Sago After a new round of oil price increases, news of cheaper pandesal from locally abundant flour alternative is a welcome respite. This was the...
View ArticleMushroom Cultivation Using Rice Straw As a Culture Media
Rice straw is abundant in most Asian countries where rice is a major crop, and can be purchased for a reasonable price. Rice straw can be used as the basic material for mushroom cultivation. Mushrooms...
View ArticleIndigenous Worm Control Options for Goats
Indigenous Worm Control Options for Goats In the Philippines, the wet season is a critical period for grazing animals. It is the time when livestock grazing in pastures experience problems of poor...
View ArticleGrowing straw mushrooms the cheap way
Straw mushrooms (Volvariella volvacea Singer)- a type of edible tropical mushroom can be grown cheaply using rice straw or banana leaves as bedding material. Dr. Aliebusan from the National Institute...
View ArticleVarnish from Almaciga Resin
Resin from Agathis philippinensis (Almaciga or Dayungon) is a good material for varnish according to researchers at the Forest Products Research and Development Institute in Los Baños. Several formulas...
View ArticleUS-based US Agriseeds puts up rice breeding station, releases a hybrid...
US-based US Agriseeds has put up a rice breeding station in the Philippines in line with government’s call to become rice-sufficient even as it releases to the market a variety that enables farmers to...
View ArticleHow 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 conditions. 1. Don’t pick the fruits...
View ArticleDyes 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...
View ArticleGuava Production Guide
The guava (Psidium guajava Linn.) is one of the distributed fruit tree crop in the tropics (like the Philippines) and subtropics and found to be indigenous to the American tropics. It has a great...
View ArticleInvestments in 500-1,000-hectare sweet sorghum plantation eyed for the San...
The National Sweet Sorghum Program (NSSP) is consolidating investments for a 500 to 1,000-hectare land for sweet sorghum as bioethanol feedstock which has a ready market in the San Carlos Bioenergy...
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