Agronomy
Rubber Soil Management in Zamboanga and Basilan
Rubber soil management in Zamboanga and Basilan turns on protecting the immature interrow with a legume cover crop that fixes nitrogen and moves part of...
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Vetiver hedgerows for typhoon-exposed Philippine slopes
Vetiver grass hedgerows reduce erosion and runoff on steep slopes, which makes them a strong fit for typhoon-exposed Philippine land where heavy rain moves
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Carbon Project Readiness: A Checklist for PH Estates
Before you commit to a soil-carbon project, get your baseline, your data, and your documentation in order. A carbon project pays for measured, verified
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Sugarcane weevil management in Negros: lures and IPM
Weevils that bore into cane and banana pseudostems (Metamasius and the related banana weevil Cosmopolites) hollow out the plant from inside, where
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Coffee Shade and Cover Crops in Benguet and Sulu
Coffee in Benguet and Sulu performs best with managed shade above and a legume cover crop below, because the combination steadies temperature and moisture
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Cacao black pod in Mindanao: pod-husk compost and shade
Composting cacao pod husks and managing shade and humidity support cacao against black pod, the Phytophthora disease that costs Mindanao growers pods every
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Organic Certification and Cover Crops (PNS and IFOAM)
Cover crops fit organic certification as an on-farm source of nitrogen and soil fertility, but they do not by themselves certify a farm. Philippine organic