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Vinegar: An Effective Herbicide For Organic Farming
Vinegar is part of every household’s kitchen but did you know that this sour-tasting liquid is an effective herbicide for organic farming? This is the major finding of a study conducted by Jay Radhakrishnan, John Teasdale and Ben Coffman, researchers from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the principal scientific research agency of the US Department… Continue reading Vinegar: An Effective Herbicide For Organic Farming
Violet sweetness: Ubi’s full potentials uncovered
In the provinces, “ubi” or purple yam is consumed as boiled root crop and as an ingredient to local dishes and sweets. Today, this root crop is also gaining popularity as flavoring and ingredient to a wide array of food products – from ice cream to cakes to candies to wines, etc. Ubi or purple… Continue reading Violet sweetness: Ubi’s full potentials uncovered
Bio-organic Fertilizer from Sweet Sorghum Residues
Who would have thought that farmers can still extract profit from residues? An innovative, environment-friendly technology to convert sweet sorghum bagasse into bio-organic fertilizer has been developed by researchers from the Bicol Integrated Agricultural Research (BIARC). Bio-organic fertilizer is compost from any organic material that has undergone rapid decomposition through the action of introduced homogeneous… Continue reading Bio-organic Fertilizer from Sweet Sorghum Residues
Amazing Facts About Coconut Oil
The tree of life has undoubtedly invaded even the medical community. From its long-time tag as an export winner crop, coconut, particularly its oil, is now regarded by medical experts worldwide as a powerful tool against dreaded viral diseases such as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), herpes, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). This is… Continue reading Amazing Facts About Coconut Oil
Promoting the less-known, phytochemical-rich Pinoy fruits
Most young people nowadays are familiar with apples, grapes, plums, peaches, cherries, or pears. These are fruits that the Philippines imports from other countries because they only grow in cold climates. Meanwhile, indigenous fruits like anang, sapote, yambo, sapinit, katmon, kalumpit, lipote, binukaw, or paratungon are often given the boggled look and are being overlooked,… Continue reading Promoting the less-known, phytochemical-rich Pinoy fruits
Flower Induction In Durian
“Durian will soon be fruit for all season” Durian has often been described as “a fruit that tastes like heaven but smells like hell”. However, to the ordinary durian consumers who are mostly minimum wage earners, the “hell” pact is not the smell but rather the price,especially during the off-season, when prices could become prohibitively… Continue reading Flower Induction In Durian
A Profitable Venture from Oregano
To many Filipinos, oregano is well-known as a medicinal herb or even as a condiment to their food. Oregano, plant rich in Vitamin A and C, contains strong antioxidant properties and possesses antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antiviral properties. Popularly, oregano is believed to relieve coughs. But more than these therapeutic uses, oregano is now being… Continue reading A Profitable Venture from Oregano
Anthurium Production Guide
The eye-catching blooms of anthurium are mere modified leaves called spathes. But these spathes are not ordinary because they come in bright colors and are glossy in appearance. A pot of flowering anthurium costs P80 to 250 depending on the variety. Price of cut flowers vary with the size. There are two types of anthurium,… Continue reading Anthurium Production Guide
Production of Temperate Mushroom (Agaricus)
Mushrooms are group of organisms called fungi. They are the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources. They lack the usual green matter present in plants and grow on dead and decaying organic materials. The mushroom fruiting body may be umbrella like or of various… Continue reading Production of Temperate Mushroom (Agaricus)
Cashew Products For Business
The cashew nut is a popular snack, and its rich flavor means that it is often eaten on its own, lightly salted or sugared. Cashew nuts are sold covered in chocolate, but less often than the cheaper peanuts and almonds. Cashew nuts and apples (the actual fruit) are important items in processing. Nuts are consumed… Continue reading Cashew Products For Business
How To Make Dried Mango Rolls
The Philippine mangoes‘ unequaled sweetness and juiciness make them one of the country’s top food exports. This is why the Department of Science and Technology’s Industrial Technology Development Institute is constantly discovering other possible mango byproducts to offer to the domestic and international markets. The agency has actually stumbled into another way of preserving mango:… Continue reading How To Make Dried Mango Rolls