Mangosteen – Information & Production Guide
By pinoyfarmer | March 11, 2010
MANGOSTEEN (Garcinia mangostana Linn of the family Gutiiferae) is one of the most delicious and best flavored fruits in the world. It is one tropical fruit that is most ready accepted by the Western. It is a seasonal fruit that has a great export market. The editable portion of the mangosteen fruit is 1/3 of the whole fruit. The aril is about 25-30% of the fruit and contains 19.8% soluble solids, 4.3% reducing sugar, and 17.5% to total sugar. Analysis of the rind indicates that it is rich in pectin.
Uses and Food Value
| Edible Portion | 26.0% |
| Moisture | 79.7 g |
| Food Energy | 71.0 calories |
| Protein | 0.7 g |
| Fat | 0.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 17.3 g |
| Fiber | 1.3 g |
| Ash | 0.2 g |
| Calcium | 18.00 mg |
| Phosphorus | 11.00 mg |
| Iron | 0.30 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.06 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.01 mg |
| Niacin | 0.40 mg |
| Ascorbic Acid | 2.0 mg |
Its composition taken from the 1990 edition of the Food Composition Table prepared by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute is as follows. The pulp, which is very light and soft and has an exquisite flavor, is best eaten fresh, preferably after chilling the fruit. The pulp and seed, when boiled with sugar, make an excellent preserve or topping for ice cream or sherbet. The seeds have a delicious nutty flavor.
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Gabay sa Pagtatanim ng Ampalaya
By pinoyfarmer | March 11, 2010
Ito’y maitatanim sa lahat ng dako ng Pilipinas. Ang ampalaya ay mayaman sa kalsiyum, mineral, karbohaydreyt at Bitamina B. May dalawang uri ng ampalaya: ang puti at berde. Ang berde ang karaniwang itinatanim.
Paraan ng Pagtatanim
Magtanim ng 4-5 binhi sa bawat tundos na 5 sentimetrong lalim at 1 ½ hanggang 2 metrong agwat sa hanay ng mga tudling. Pagkaraan ng ilang araw, bawasan ang pananim at mag-iwan lamang ng 2-3 malulusog na pananim sa bawat tundos.
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Halamang Gamot: Ampalaya (Momordica charantia)
By pinoyfarmer | March 11, 2010
Kahit mas kilala bilang isang mapait na gulay, ang ampalaya ay isa sa mga karaniwang halamang-gamot sa Pilipinas at sa buong Asya na itinuturing na nagbibigay-sustansiya sa katawan. Ayon sa mga pag-aaral, ang prutas at dahon nito ay naglalaman ng iron, calcium, at phosphorus na mahahalagang mineral sa katawan. Sinasabing ang pagiging mapait ng prutas nito ay dahil sa quinine, isang anti-malarial, anti-inflammatory na kemikal. Gayunpaman, wala pang mabusising pag-aaral ang naisasagawa upang patotohanan ito.
Ayon sa pinaniniwalaan, ang ampalaya ay nakatutulong sa paglunas ng type-II diabetes. Dahil dito, marami nang gumagawa at nagbebenta ng food supplements na gawa sa halaman ng ampalaya, kahit wala pang siyentipikong batayan ang ipinapahayag na husay nito.
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Halamang Gamot: Agoho (Casuarina equisetifolia)
By pinoyfarmer | March 10, 2010
Ang balat ng punong agoho ay mainam sa sakit sa minamanas o may beri-beri at namamagang buto. Nagpapagaling din ng taghiyawat.
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Halamang Gamot: Adelfa (Nerium indicum Mill.)
By pinoyfarmer | March 10, 2010
Scientific name: Nerium indicum Mill.
Nerium oleander Blanco
Nerium odorum Soland
Ang adelfa ay gamot sa buni at iba pang impeksyon sa balat.
Paraan:
Kumuha ng sanga nito at dikdikin. Lagyan ng mura at sariwang dahon ng isang tasa at tadtarin. Kunin ang katas at lagyan ng limang (5) patak ng langis ng niyog at ipahid sa parteng apektado.
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Halamang Gamot: Abokado / Avocado (Persea Americana)
By pinoyfarmer | March 10, 2010
Abokado (Avocado)
Scientific name: Persea Americana
Ang abokado ay isang uri ng prutas na nabubuhay sa mga maiinit na bansa tulad ng Pilipinas, Indonesia at ilan pang mga tropikal na bansa. Ito ay mayaman sa bitamina A kung saan pinalilinaw nito ang ating mata, samantalang ipinagbabawal naman ito sa mga taong may alta-presyon sapagka’t pinalalapot nito ang dugo sanhi ng pagtaas nito.
I. Ang dahon ng abokado ay gamot sa taong nagtatae at gamot din sa namamagang gilagid. Nag-aalis ng nerbiyos, sakit ng tiyan, lalamunan, rayuma at sakit sa balat.
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Kalabasa Production Guide (Tagalog)
By pinoyfarmer | March 9, 2010
Scientific Name: Cucurbita maxima Duch..
Family: Cucurbitaceae
English: Squash
Tagalog: Kalabasa
Ang kalabasa ay kilalang gulay na mayaman sa bitamina A, mineral, posporus at kalsiyum.
Mag uri:
- Pantag-araw – White Bush Scallop o Patty Pan, Yellow Bush Scallop o Golden Custard, Yellow Crookneck, Yellow Straightneck, Casera, Cocozelle, Zuchine.
- Pantaglamig – Table Queen, Des Maines, Butter nut, Turban, Marblehead
Ang mga uring ito ay makatutubong mabuti sa lupang lagkitin na hindi tinitigilan ng tubig. Maitatanim mula Abril hanggang Hunyo at mula Setyembre hanggang Pebrero.
Paraan ng Pagtatanim
Araruhin at suyurin ang bukid na pagtatamnan. Tuwirang itanim ang 3-4 buto sa butas na tatlong (3) sentimetrong lalim sa bawat tundos na may 1.5 metrong agwat sa hanay ng mga tudling na 1.5 metrong pagitan.
Pagkaraan ng isang linggo pagkatanim, bawasan ang tanim sa bawat tundos, at mag-iwan lamang ng 2 malulusog. Magpatubig lamang sa katamtamang dami.
Isagawa ang mababaw na pagbubungkal bago kumalat ang mga baging sa lupa, upang mapanatiling buhaghag at mahalumigmig ang lupa at hindi pati makatubo ang mga damo.
Maglagay ng abono at hayaang gumapang sa lupa ang mga baging. Magani habang mura pa ang mga bunga, bago tumigas ang balat. Ang “Yellow beetle” ang pinakamapaminsalang kulisap sa kalabasa. Upang mapuksa ito, bombahin ang mga pananim ng Malathion. Kung laganap ang sakit ng kalabasa, maaaring gumamit ng Manzate o Dithane.
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Sustainable Energy – Tidal Power
By pinoyfarmer | March 9, 2010
ENERGY FROM THE TIDES
Rance Tidal Power Station in Brittany, France
This form of energy has been harnessed from Roman times for small milling operations on coastal sites. No part of the UK is further than 70 miles from tidal water. The gravitational energy from the Sun and Moon move sea water up and down in a regular, predictable and constant pattern. Thus Britain is well placed to take advantage of this inexhaustable energy source. To do this either the flow of the tide must harnessed as it moves round these islands [Ref.1]. Or the sea must be channeled to flow from a high tide level to a low tide level, which is the approach of this paper. This involves creating “ponds” in the walls of which equipment is sited to generate energy from the flow. As the ponds will both fill and empty, the equipment must be capable of bi-directional flow. The equipment must also be effective under conditions of flows below it’s maximum capability, and have a high conversion of flow energy to mechanical or electrical energy.
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Gabay sa Pagtatanim ng Sigarilyas
By pinoyfarmer | March 8, 2010
Scientific Name: Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (Linn.) DC.
Family: Leguminosae
Ang seguidillas o sigarilyas ay isa rin kilalang gulay dito sa Pilipinas. Ito’y pangmatagalang pananim na nakatutubong mabuti sa lupang tumana. Maitatanim ito mula Abril hanggang Hunyo at mula Setyembre hanggang Disyembre.
Paraan ng Pagtatanim
Ihandang mabuti ang lupa. Magtanim ng 2-4 na buto sa may 3 sentimetrong lalim na butas sa bawat tundos na isang metrong agwat sa hanay ng mga tudling na may 1.5 metrong pagitan. Maglagay ng mga tulos na kahoy o kaya’y balag na 1.5 metrong taas upang may magapangan ang tanim.
Maglagay ng abono upang makaani nang marami sa loob ng maraming taon. Magtanim ng 6-8 kilong binhi sa isang ektarya. Pagkaraan ng 4-5 buwan pagkatanim ay mamumunga na ito.
Overview
The Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), also known as the Goa bean (kacang botol in Malaysia) and Asparagus Pea and Winged Pea (Lotus tetragonolobus), is a tropical legume plant native to Papua New Guinea. It grows abundantly in hot, humid equatorial countries, from the Philippines and Indonesia to India, Burma, Thailand and Sri Lanka. It does well in humid tropics with high rainfall. There are also varieties than can be grown in most areas of the U.S..
The winged bean plant grows as a vine with climbing stems and leaves, 3-4 m in height. It is an herbaceous perennial, but can be grown as an annual. It is generally taller and notably larger than the Common bean. The bean pod is typically 15-22 cm (6-9 in) long and has four wings with frilly edges running lengthwise. The skin is waxy and the flesh partially translucent in the young pods. When the pod is fully ripe, it turns an ash-brown color and splits open to release the seeds. The large flower is a pale blue. The beans themselves are similar to soybeans in both use and nutritional content (being 29.8% to 39% protein).
The plant is one of the best nitrogen fixers with nodulation accomplished by the soil bacterium Rhizobium. Because of its ability to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, the plant requires very little or no fertilizers.
Being a tropical plant, it is sensitive to frost. Most plants will not flower if the day length is less than 12 hours, although day length neutral cultivars do exist. The seeds have a hard coat and it helps to soak them before planting to hasten germination. The plant grows very quickly, reaching a length of four meters in a few weeks.
[edit] Uses
This bean has been called the “one species supermarket” because practically all of the plant is edible. The beans are used as a vegetable, but the other parts (leaves, flowers, and tuberous roots) are also edible. The tender pods, which are the most widely eaten part of the plant (and best eaten when under 1″ in length), can be harvested within two to three months of planting. The flowers are often used to color rice and pastries. The flavor of the beans has a similarity to asparagus. The young leaves can be picked and prepared as a leaf vegetable, similar to spinach. The roots can be used as a root vegetable, similar to the potato, and have a nutty flavor; they are also much more rich in protein than potatoes. The dried seeds can be useful as a flour and also to make a coffee-like drink. Each of these parts of the winged bean provide a source of vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, iron, and other vitamins [1]. The seeds contain 35% of protein and 18% of oil.
Source(s):
Bureau of Plant Industry – Department of Agriculture, Philippines
Wikipedia.org
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Gabay sa Pagtatanim ng Super Peanut
By pinoyfarmer | March 8, 2010
Uri ng Binhi
| Klase | Bilang ng Araw |
| ICGV 88480 | 120 araw |
| ICGV 88392 | 120 araw |
| ICGV 88406 | 120 araw |
Lupang Taniman
Mainam na itanim ang mani sa mabuhaghag na lupa tulad ng loam, sandy, silty loam at sandy clay loam.
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