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DOST rolls out agri technologies for rural areas
A plant food supplement made of carrageenan boosts growth and make plants resistant to pests and diseases. Developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)'s Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), the ...
- September 24, 2018
Affordable test for shrimp disease
A highly sensitive tool that detects a disease that affects shrimps has been developed at the University of Santo Tomas (UST). The technology helps detect Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) or Early Mortality ...
- April 10, 2018
R&D boosts mud crab survival
Much of the improved survival rate is traced to formulated feeds and natural food, according to the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development, Department of Science and ...
- May 15, 2018
Carrageenan boosts mungbean yield by 750%
Applying carrageenans from edible on the leaves of mungbean increases crop yield by an astounding 750 percent. When applied on peanut as foliar spray, the co-called carrageenanPlant Growth Promoter increase yield by as a ...
- January 10, 2018
Heavy pollutants plague Seven Lakes
The appearance of white worms bodes ill for the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna. The worms, called by local fishermen "puting bulate," are found in the guts of Nile tilapia caught in the Seven Lakes. The worms have alerted ...
- March 27, 2018
Science comes to endangered Lake Sebu
A new species of freshwater crab was discovered last year in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. The Sundathelphusa miguelito crab is "very likely to be endemic in Mindanao, and further study," says Jose C. E. Mendoza, a lecturer ...
- October 12, 2018