Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "polysaccharides"

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    • Carrageenan as fertilizer? Test yield positive results 

      Lazaro, Ramon Efren (The Philippine Star, November 22, 2015, on page B4)
      Rice field trials on the use of a carrageenan plant growth regulator (CPGR) in Brgy. Balatong have increased crop harvest by more than 65 percent. The trial was conducted by a team led by Dr. Gil Magsino of the National ...

    • Carrageenan from seaweeds: A breakthrough that boosts rice productivity 

      Department of Science and Technology (DOST) (Panay News, December 28, 2015, on page C5-C7)
      Carrageenan plant growth regulator (CPGR) has recently been found to increase rice yield by more than 65 percent. Carrageenan is an indigestible polysaccharide (carbohydrate) extracted from edible seaweeds. It is mainly ...

    • DOST 6, PCAARRD offer new rice and corn techs 

      Gabiota, J. R. A. (Panay News, August 31, 2020, on page 13-11)
      Department of Science and Technology Regional Office VI (DOST VI) once again proved that even at the midst of a pandemic, the quality of service should not be affected by bringing the technological innovations in agriculture ...

    • DOST 6, PCAARRD, offer new rice & corn techs 

      Gabiota, J. R. A. (DailyGuardian, September 2, 2020, on page 6)
      Department of Science and Technology Regional Office VI (DOST VI) once again proved that even at the midst of a pandemic, the quality of service should not be affected by bringing the technological innovations in agriculture ...

    • DOST finds good rice fertilizer in seaweeds 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, October 20, 2015, on page C2)
      Apart from the uniqueness of edible seaweeds as a highly nutritious food commodity, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has found out that it can also provide a natural fertilizer capable of increasing rice ...

    • UST researchers bare potential anti-cancer properties in local seaweed 

      (The Manila Times, April 25, 2019, on page E4)
      A University of Santo Tomas (UST) research group, headed by National Research Council of the Philippines-Pharmaceutical Science Project member and UST Laboratory Equipment and Supplies Office Administrator Prof. Ross ...

    • UST team researching seaweed cancer treatment 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, April 1, 2019, on page S2/7)
      Researchers have claimed that a Philippine seaweed has some of the properties of the Japanese fucoidan, used to treat cancer and inflammation, and could serve as a substitute for the more expensive Japanese variant. Ross ...