Archive for May, 2012
« Previous EntriesMangrove Snapper (Banagan) Culture
Thursday, May 31st, 2012Mangrove forests occupy the area of the coastal zone between the mean sea level and extreme high water of spring tides. They thrive in sheltered tidal flats, coves, bays, and river estuaries. Usually, they are associated with thick stands of medium-sized and even aged trees, nipa palms and other herbaceous plants. Mangroves are very important [...]
How to Make Tomato Paste and Sauce
Thursday, May 31st, 2012Ingredients: 1 kg tomatoes 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp sugar cornstarch sodium benzoate (optional) Utensils: stainless/enameled kettle bowl measuring spoons wooden ladle casserole, stainless chopping board blender (optional) knife, stainless stove colander strainer, stainless thermometer weighing scale Packaging Material: sterilized glass jars with PVC caps Procedure Sort and wash ripe, fleshly red tomatoes. Blanch for [...]
Listening to Chickens Could Improve Poultry Production
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012Chickens can’t speak, but they can definitely make themselves heard. Most people who have visited a poultry farm will recall chicken vocalization — the technical term for clucking and squawking — as a memorable part of the experience. Researchers now believe that such avian expressiveness may be more than idle chatter. A collaborative project being [...]
Commonly Used Pesticide Turns Honey Bees Into ‘Picky Eaters’
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a small dose of a commonly used crop pesticide turns honey bees into “picky eaters” and affects their ability to recruit their nestmates to otherwise good sources of food. The results of their experiments, detailed in this week’s issue of the Journal of Experimental Biology, have implications [...]
Making Rock Candy, A Profitable Example of Home Business
Monday, May 28th, 2012For centuries people have been attracted to the sweet taste of sugar. Sugar from sugar cane, grown in areas with tropical climates, has been used since at least 300 A.D. Many of us may not have heard of rock candy. A luscious crystallized sugar on stick which offers a wide range of opportunities to become [...]
How to Make Tomato Candy
Monday, May 28th, 2012Ingredients: 1 kg Tomatoes (thick, fleshy, red ripe) 2 cup Refined sugar 1 tsp Lime Confectioner’s sugar (optional) Calamansi extract (optional) Packaging Materials: Cellophane or plastic bags Procedure Wash, blanch tomatoes for 30 seconds and dip in cold water immediately. Drain and peel tomatoes. Cut crosswise into halves and remove the seeds. Prepare 0.1% lime [...]
Recipe: Hamonadang Bangus
Sunday, May 27th, 2012Materials needed: Bangus (259 grams in size or more) Marinating solution: 800 Salometer brine (composed of 267.03 grams of salt per liter of water) 250 grams brown sugar 6 pcs bay leaves nutmeg black pepper prague powder paprika Procedure Wash milkfish then split . Remove all internal organs and false kidney. Debone. Simmer the marinating [...]
Seabass Culture
Sunday, May 27th, 2012Seabass is an economically important food fish in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of Asia and the Pacific. It is a highly carnivorous fish but can be trained to feed on formulated diets. It can tolerate a wide range of salinity from freshwater to full seawater. However, lower salinity (10-20 ppt) promotes better growth. Scientific [...]
Cage Culture of Silver Pompano
Saturday, May 26th, 2012Aquaculture’s role in the Philippine fisheries industry has dramatically increased in the recent years. In 2007, 47% of the overall fish supply was contributed by aquaculture alone (BAS Regional Production Data, 2007). With regards to cultured species, the paradigm shift from the promotion of traditional species to high-value species is gaining momentum with considerable impact [...]
Culture of Angelfish
Saturday, May 26th, 2012Angelfish is a freshwater ornamental fish with laterally compressed round body and elongated triangular shaped dorsal and anal fins. It is a piscivorous species that prey on small fish and other macro-invertebrates. It is a hardy species and can attain a maximum size of 12-15cm in length. It is one of the species with high [...]
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