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Eggplant Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction

        Eggplant ( Solanum mengena) L.)is also known as aubergine ang brinjal ( English ), talong ( Tagalog), tarong (Ilocano), or bringhinas (Bisaya). It is also cultivated for the immature fruits which are either roasted,fried, stuffed, pickled, or processed. Young fruits are also eaten raw.

        Eggplant is grown in 20,907 ha ( Bureau of Agricultural and Statistics 2006) all over the country. Top producers are Ilocos, Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog.
Nutritional Value
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Kutsai Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction

        Kutsai or Chinese chives ( Alluim tuberasum Rottler ex Sprengle) is a perennial, herbaceous herb grown as condiment.

         It is also called ganda (Bisaya), amput di amayyaw (Ifugao) and kuichai (Bangkok). It is believe to have originated in China and grown as early in 200 BC. It is now being cultivated in China, India, Indonesia, Japan, korea, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States.

         Kutsai forms dense clumps with the prominently spreading rh...
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Sweet Pepper Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction

        Sweet pepper (Capsium annuum L.) also known as capsium, kampana or lara is the most widely used condiment all over the world. It is consumed fresh, dried or processed. There are several types: green, yellow, orange, violet, and brown. Popular varieties are California Wonder (short bell) and Lanuyo (long bell).

Market and trade

        Production area covers 1,141 ha including other sweet pepper types. Market prices range from P10/kg during the regular season, to P150/kg duri...
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Bulb Onion Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction

        Bulb onion (allium cepa L.), locally known as sibuyas, is probably the most indispensable culinary ingredient in the world. It is a favorite seasoning, and its pungent aroma and sharp taste makes it ideal for spicing up meat, salads and vegetable dishes. It is also used to cure a wide array of physiological disorders such as cough, obesity, insomnia, hemorrhoid and constipation.

        There are two types of bulb onion grown in the Philippines; the yellow and the red onion...
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Lettuce Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction

         Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is the most popular salad vegetable. Its high fiber but low nutrient value makes it an ideal vegetable for those who watch their diet.

        There are many types of lettuce. The most popular locally is the crisphead type, which includes grand rapid type varieties. Oakleaf and Lollo Rossa. Other types are Romaine/Cos and the Butterhead/Bostoan and Bibb lettuce.

Production Management

Varieties

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Hot Pepper Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction

     Hot pepper (Capsicum Frutescens L.) or siling labuyo, is a perennial plant with small, tapering fruits, often 2-3, at a node. The fruits of most varieties are red, some are yellow purple or black. The fruits are very pungent. The flowers are greenish white or yellowish white.

Uses and Nutritional Value

     Hot pepper is used generally as a condiment. Its extracts are also used to control borers and other larval insects.

     Each 100 g edible portion contains:


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Honeydew Melon Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction

       Honeydew melon is one of the more expensive and in demand fruit vegetables. It is an annual crop under the family Cucurbitaceae. It belongs to the melon group Cucumis melo var. inodorus generally called the winter melons, which include the smooth-skinned green-fleshed Persian, the yellow-skinned, green-or white-fleshed casaba and the dark green, wrinkled-skin and pink-fleshed Crenshaw. The other group is C. melo var.cantalupensis, the cantaloupes or muskmelons.

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Kangkong Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction
        Kangkong (ipomoea aquatic Forsk.) is a fast-growing creeping herb with succulent hollows stems rooting at the nodes in wet ground. The leaves and stalk may either be green or purplish. It grows well in both wet and dry places.

Uses and Nutritional Value
     Young leaves, petioles and stems are used as vegetable, cooked alone or with meat or fish. The vines are also used as fodder for cattle and pigs.

Each 100 g edible portion contains:

  
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Tomato Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction

        Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), locally known as kamatis, is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Solanaceae or Nightshade family. Growth habit ranges from strongly determinate (bush type) to indeterminate types bearing fruits of different shapes and sizes.

Uses and Nutritional Value

        Tomatoes are consumed fresh in salads & as flavoring ingredients in soups and meat or fish dishes. Various processed forms include pastes, sauces, purees, juices and ketchup.

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Squash Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction

      Squash, Cucurbita moschata (Duch.) Duch. Ex Poir., is a monoecious annual crop whose stems are long-running or short and bushy, soft-to-hard, and round-to-angular. Adventitious roots are also commonly formed at its nodes. Flowers are solitary with lemon yellow to deep orange in color.

Uses and Nutritional Value

       Fruits, young shoots, and flowers are used as vegetables, while seeds are roasted as snack food.

       Each 100 g of edible portion of the fruit contains:

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Pole Sitao Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Local Name

Sitao (Tagalog)
Sitao (Bisaya)
Utong (Ilocano)
Latuy (Marinduque)

Scientific Name - Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.cv.group Sesquipedalis

Brief Description

       Pole sitao is a climbing herbaceous crop raised basically for its pods, although shoots & young leaves are also edible. Pods are slender, 30-60 cm long & somewhat inflated with many seeds whose color depends on the variety.

Uses and Nutritional Value

      The succulent young pods, which have a high nutritional value, can be sautéed...
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Pechay Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction

         Pechay (Brassica rapa L. cv group Pak Choi) is an erect, biennial herb, cultivated as an annual about 15-30 cm tall in vegetative stage. Ovate leaves are arranged spirally and spreading. The petioles are enlarged and grow upright forming a subcylindrical bundle. Inflorescence is a raceme with pale yellow flowers. Seeds are 1 mm in diameter and are reddish to blackish brown in color.

Uses and Nutritional Value

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Cucumber Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Brief Description

         Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), is a monoecious annual vegetable belonging to the Cucurbitaceous family with creeping (trailing) vines up to 5 cm long. The leaves are triangular-ovate and 8-14 cm long; flowers are staminate and pistillate, occasionally hermaphrodite, about 2-3 cm across. The fruits are usually cylindrical, 10-30 cm long, more or less rounded in cross-section.

Nutritional Value

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Bottle Gourd Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Local Name: 
                   Upo (Tagalog)
                   Tabungaw (Ilocano)
                   Kalubay (Bisaya)
Scientific Name: 
                    Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) 
                    Standley

Brief Description

           Bottle gourd is an herbaceous, annual climbing plant with long, strong tendrils and simple leaves. Fruits are globular, bottle, or club-shape up to 1 m long, with hard, durable rind. The most common types are light green and dark green with light green spots....
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Asparagus Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction

         Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) is a perennial crop that can remain commercially productive for 10-15 years. The plant is composed of ferns, a crown, and the root system. Growing conditions that favor healthy fern develop and the accumulation of carbohydrates (food reserves) in the crown and root system enhance size and vigor of buds and subsequent spears.
Asparagus has separate male and female plants. Female plants produce seed and larger-diameter spears, but have lo...
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Bitter Gourd (Ampalaya) Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Bitter gourd or ampalaya (Momordica charantia L.) belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae. It is also known as paria (Ilocano,Indonesia), palia (Bisaya), peria (Malaysia); and balsam pear (English).

           It is high in vitamins and an excellent source of iron and calcium. Fruits, young shoots and flowers are used as vegetables. It is also known to cure diabetes, arthritis, rheumatism, asthma, warts, abscesses and ulcers.

Production Statistics

          Total production volume in 1997 was 43,043...
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Broccoli and Cauliflower Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Production Management

Varieties

Broccoli                        Maturity Plant                      Height                            Elevation
Green King                             55                             medium                             low
Pinnacle                                 55                             medium                             mid & high
Prominence                            50                              tall                                    high
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Okra Production Guide

Posted by bong on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 
Introduction

         Okra (Abelmochus esculentus L. Moench) is also known as saluyot a bunga ( Ilocano) and kaluyot (Ifugao). It is mainly grown for its young immature fruits which are consumed raw, or cooked (fried,broiled,boiled, or blanched). It is common ingredient in soup and sauces. The fruit can be dried or picked. The leaves are sometimes use as spinach and the seeds as a substitute for coffee.

         Okra is grown in 3,138 ha ( Bureau of agricultural and Statistics 2005) all over th...
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Yacon Packs More than a Sweet Punch – Health Study Shows

Posted by bong on Monday, May 30, 2011, In : Agrikultyur 

Have you gotten to taste yacon—that crunchy tuber with a sweet applewatermelon taste? If you already had, most likely you were first curious about its much-hyped low-calorie content despite its sweetness.

But then again, did you know that yacon may not only be good for weight-watchers but also for those wanting optimum overall well-being too?

A recent study led by Dr. Evelyn B. Rodriguez, a Professor at the Institute of Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, showed that th...
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