Posted by Elsie Reyes May - 14 - 2019
“The trick: if the soil is saturated and golden apple snails (GAS) cannot swim, then they cannot damage the rice.” This is how Leonardo V. Marquez, expert from PhilRice Crop Protection Division, simplified the results of their 2017 study that showed controlled irrigation as the most practical and effective management strategy against GAS infestation. Results show that for transplanted and direct-seeded rice, saturated field condition treatment yielded higher or comparable […]
Posted by Zenny Awing May - 14 - 2019
Despite differences in farm wage, female workers persevere, that just in Central Luzon, there’s a female for every two male farmers. With the involvement of women in agriculture, PhilRice has come up with gender-friendly machines.
Posted by Hannah Mae Tolentino May - 14 - 2019
The public can now rely on more accurate biotechnology information as agriculture workers participated in a seminar workshop in San Fernando, Pampanga and Ilagan City, Isabela. . In the two-day activity, regional field offices of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Regions II and III were briefed about the biotech program, principles and applications, regulatory system, and locally developed biotechnology products such as Bt Talong and Golden Rice. Crispulo G. […]
Posted by Web Team May - 14 - 2019
More hybrid rice seed growers for Mindanao. Availability and accessibility of hybrid rice seeds in the country’s second largest island can now be assured with the addition of 50 farmer-seed growers. Having graduated in a hybrid rice seed production training, April 29 in Davao City, they are equipped to produce hybrids using the two- and three-line method. Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) promotes Mestizo 1 and Mestiso 20. M1 yields […]