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Putting santol up a higher notch: 10 reasons to love the “lolly” fruit
Pinoys are known to be lovers of sweet-sour mouth-watering fruits — the ones that put the taste glands into a frenzy. Santol, true to its delightful sweet and sour taste, has been and still is the...
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Sweet Corn Production Guide
Sweet corn, table corn, or sugar corn, is one of the sweetest, most important staple crop next to rice. Scientifically, sweet corn is called Zea mays rugosa, a cultivar of field corn (Zea mays L.)....
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Govt warned critical insufficiency in Science enrolment, its adverse effect...
CHED appeals for media to give “wider space” for encouraging youth to engage in science and technology courses.Filipino plant scientists appeal for lifting of ban on field testing on GM Bt eggplant as...
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Developing year-round quality feeds for livestock
The Philippines imports most of its milk requirements from leading dairy producing countries. Stated in the Philippine Dairy Update (Jan-Jun 2018) by the National Dairy Authority, the dairy supply...
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Highly elevated and shade-grown coffee has better cup quality
Experts say that site characteristics affect both physical and cup quality of coffee. This is the basis for most specialty coffees and those that are branded to their origins.[caption id=""...
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Creative Innovation from Tree Roots
Traditionally, materials used include premium hardwoods such as narra, tindalo, akle and ipil. These species used to abound in the Philippine forest.Because suitable wood materials are scarce, there...
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A natural way to control tomato and eggplant disease
A Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) study has found a potential natural pesticide to control tomato black leaf mold (TBLM) and eggplant fruit rot (EFR). These two major fungal diseases cause...
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Litchi (Lychee) Production Guide
Delicious and juicy Lychee or "Litchi" reminds one the arrival of summer. Botanically, this exotic fruit belongs to the family of Sapindaceae and named scientifically as Litchi chinensis.The L....
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Leyte farmers benefit from abaca multi-stranded yarning machine
Abaca fiber is one of the most high-valued commodities and products are grown in the Philippines due to its high demand both in local and foreign markets. The Philippines the world’s top and largest...
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Amazing Apali: The lesser yam with great potential
It is not as popular as potato, sweet potato, or yam but Apali (Dioscorea esculenta) is a lesser yam with a great potential. “Apali” as it is called in the South of the Philippines, is also known as...
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Lanzones Production Guide
Lanzones (Lansium domesticum) is grown throughout the entire Southeast Asian region, ranging from Southern India to the Philippines for its fruit. It is a seasonal crop so it produces fruits only in...
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Getting to know the Roselle
Products from a certain plant that looks a lot like the gumamela have been constantly featured in different agricultural trade shows and activities. However, many people may still be unaware of what it...
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Indigenous Worm Control Options for Goats
Indigenous Worm Control Options for GoatsIn 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...
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Beneficial microorganisms makes soil healthier and increases yield
Recent studies show that live or latent cells of efficient strains of microorganisms enhance growth and yield of crops, and help remediate soil fertility problems. These microorganisms are prepared as...
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Black Pepper Production Guide
Black Pepper - (Piper Nigrum Linn) is a viny perrenial plant producing berry-like and aromatic pungent fruits. It is locally known as "pamienta" or "paminta" which belongs to Family Piperaceae. Leaves...
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50-hectare rubber expansion eyed for Oriental Mindoro community that now...
A 50-hectare rubber plantation expansion is eyed in a promising Oriental Mindoro community that now earns P65,000 per month from latex that can potentially be processed into higher-valued...
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Farm tourism to enhance sustainable agricultural and rural development,...
Farm tourism will open up new perspectives for inclusive and sustainable agricultural and rural development (ISARD) and will revitalize the farm tourism sector as a sunrise industry in the Philippines...
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Value-added Products from Sweet Potato
Sweet potato tubers can be processed into other products and recipes to improve its added value and later could increase the profits and welfare of local farmers. The Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)...
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Peanut seen as the next big thing in Cagayan Valley
Marginal corn farmers in Cagayan Valley are now considering going into peanut production with the introduction of big-seeded peanut varieties such as Asha and Namnama. The introduction of these...
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Soon to hit the market: An anti-diabetic, natural sweetener from sweet sorghum
A natural sweetener from sweet sorghum syrup will be hitting the market soon. And it comes in fine, milky-looking powder form.When asked how different the sweet sorghum sweetener is from the...
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