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A flour, made from residues of coconut meat or kernel (desiccated or food-grade copra), locally known as sepal, is now started to be known as a good source of different nutrients and minerals. Coco flour is rich in nutrients, minerals, and vitamins such as calcium, carbohydrates, iron, niacin, phosphorus, protein, riboflavin, and thiamine. The healthy flour can be used as Pancit canton noodles, polvo-ron, oatmeal cookies, chocolate chips and many other food products. |
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With the successful research done by Dr. Leonido Naranja and Maria Charito Balladares, horticulture professor and research associate, respectively, of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), aster (baby' breath) producers can now lessen their electric expenses when producing aster. Dr. Naranja and Balladares use gibborellic acid (GA) in the production of aster production as an alternative on supplementary lighting, which giving the aster producers high expenses in the consumption of electricity. With the use of GA aster producers in Los Baños no longer have to spend a large sum on electricity that could also provide them produce baby' s breath with a smaller capital. |
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With the use of the seed of ubiquitous malunggay plant, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has developed a simple and easy to set up water purification system (WPS). Researchers at the Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) said that seed kernels of malunggay have important amounts of water soluble protein that hold a positive charge. When added to turbid water, it can attract negatively charged particles like contaminants. As a result, there will be a collection of particles that are simply removed through settling.
Purifying stage starts with settling or coagulation. If raw water contains considerable amounts of contaminants like silts, soil, bacteria, and other sediments, raw water is pre-treated with alum or powdered mature malunggay seeds. |
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After the devastating typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng, Rice experts the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) blame climate change. PhilRice experts assert that strong heat is a sign of climate change. Heat affects humans, animals and crops alike, especially rice. Studies and crop-simulation replicas explain that rice yield is expected to reduce by 10 percent to 15 percent for every 1°C increase in temperature. Heat stress is not good for the rice plant because it reduces tillering, height, number of grains and grain filling, which in the end lead to reduced yields.
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