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MICROGREENS FOR SALAD
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There is an emerging trend in salad greens. This is the use of what Rowena Bienes of Allied Botanical calls microgreens. These are actually mass-sprouted seeds in a shallow container using sterile potting media. The seeds used are those produced in big numbers by open-pollinated vegetables. These include amaranth, spinach, […]
JAPENESE CUCUMBER: Good For Making Juice
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This is a seedless variety that is prolific. It is said to be a bestseller at the Costales Nature Farms in Majayjay, Laguna. It will bear fruit in a matter of 35 days from planting. It was one of the attractions at the recent Field Day at the experimental farm […]
SOMETHING NEW: Sweet Purple Waxy Corn And Glutinous White Nutri Lyt+
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Another waxy corn variety that was showcased during the Field Day is WC Nutri LyT+ which was named after the late Willy Co, the founder of Allied Botanical. The new glutinous corn was developed by the Institute of Plant Breeding at UP Los Baños. This white variety has enhanced lysine […]
PROMISING: What A Prolific Finger Pepper!
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Being prolific is not the only characteristic that the researchers are looking for in a variety. It should also be resistant to diseases like bacterial wilt, viruses and others. It should also be resistant to stress like drought. It should have eating quality that is acceptable to consumers. It should […]
AMONG ED: From Priesthood To Politics and Into Farming
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We have known him through the newspapers. We have also exchanged several texts more recently. And then last February 12, we met him in person at the Field Day of Allied Botanical Corporation in Tayug, Pangasinan. He is Fr. Eddie T. Panlilio, more popularly called Among Ed, the priest who […]
PUCCINI: New Cucumber Is Seedless, Prolific And Expensive
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Meet Puccini, the new cucumber variety from Allied Botanical Corporation which is seedless and very expensive. In the language of botanists, Puccini is parthenocarpic. That means it forms fruits even without pollination of the ovules. So it is seedless. The dark green fruits are about 3/4-inch in diameter and 2.5-3 […]
ERIC SAN LUIS: He Will Give Veggie Seeds To Birthday Attendees
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ERIC SAN LUIS of Dinalupihan, Bataan, has a novel way of celebrating his birthday which is just a few days from now. We saw him buying packets of vegetable seeds during the Field Day at the experimental farm of Allied Botanical Corporation in Tayug, Pangasinan on February 12, 2015. He […]
SUNRISE: A Cauliflower Variety For The Lowland
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ROWENA BIENES shows the big curd of Sunrise cauliflower, a variety grown at the Allied Botanical experimental farm in Tayug, Pangasinan. This produces curd or flower that weighs as much as half a kilo or more in just 40 to 45 days from transplanting. The flower is solid and compact. […]
MOSS CURLED PARSLEY: Grows Well In Quezon City
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MOSS CURLED PARSLEY will grow best in cool places but it will also grow satisfactorily in the lowland, like in the urban garden at the Quezon Memorial Circle, a project of Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte. This is a biennial herb with finely curled leaves that are primarily used […]
How To Produce Bigger Onions For Export
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Importers of onions from other countries usually want to buy onion bulbs that weigh about 600 grams each. So how can Philippine farmers produce such onion bulbs? Michael Caballes, president of Allied Botanical Corporation, says there is a theory that bigger onion bulbs can be produced in areas in higher […]
