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MICROGREENS FOR SALAD

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
SOMETHING NEW: Sweet Purple Waxy Corn And Glutinous White Nutri Lyt+
PROMISING: What A Prolific Finger Pepper!

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
PUCCINI: New Cucumber Is Seedless, Prolific And Expensive

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
SUNRISE: A Cauliflower Variety For The Lowland
MOSS CURLED PARSLEY: Grows Well In Quezon City
How To Produce Bigger Onions For Export

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 […]
