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                    [ArticleID] => 446080
                    [Title] => Less use of pesticides urged
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MANILA, Philippines - Onion farmers are urged to stop the wanton spraying of insecticides on their crops to protect predators or friendly insects that help them control the onion leaf miner, scientifically known as Liriomyza trifolii.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 400366 [Title] => Rice seeds contain trigonelline [Summary] => A scientist working with the Philippine Rice Research Insitute (PhilRice) has discovered a compound in rice seeds that ... [DatePublished] => 2008-09-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 28081 [Title] => Tuba vs rice pest [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-11-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 5808 [Title] => Controlling rice black bug [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-07-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 385573 [Title] => Watch out for weedy rice0 [Summary] => Rice farmers will do well to watch for the invasion of weedy rice in their farms, as this weed poses great competition for soil nutrients with the rice plants and could cause reductions in yield.

Research reports indicate that if 35 percent of a rice crop is composed of weedy rice plants, grain yield losses can reach 50 to 60 percent. What’s more, greater weedy rice infestation can result in total crop loss because of competition and crop lodging.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 382176 [Title] => Key to higher rice, corn yields in upland areas [Summary] => Crop diversification and contouring plus lime application and fertilization based on soil analysis may very be the key to higher rice and corn yields in upland areas, as shown by results of a PhilRice (Philippine Rice Research Institute) study in an upland community in Ilagan, Isabela.

In an adaptation trial in Brgy. Sta. Victoria, Ilagan, the income derived from crop diversification by the farmer cooperator increased by P25,000 a hectare compared to a single crop of low-yielding rice, which is normally planted by farmers in the community.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 375432 [Title] => 3-wheel tractor for lowland, upland cultivation developed [Summary] => A three-wheel tractor that can be used both for lowland and upland cultivation with the operator riding on it is now being developed by agricultural engineers of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 374326 [Title] => PhilRice engineers develop power tiller for upland farms [Summary] => Agricultural engineers of PhilRice (Philippine Rice Research Institute) have developed a walking-type power tiller with rotavator, harrow and leveler that works well both in dry and wet land conditions.

Engineers Arnold S. Juliano, Leo B. Molinawe and Ricardo F. Orge reported that a differential power tiller developed at UP Los Banos, which has better performance than other power tillers, was used as their basis in developing the power tiller. The tilling width of the rotavator is 70 cm (centimeters). The power tiller is powered by a 6 hp (horsepower) gasoline engine.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 371317 [Title] => Key to higher rice, corn yields in upland areas [Summary] => Crop diversification and contouring plus lime application and fertilization based soil analysis may be the key to higher rice and corn yields in upland areas, as shown by results of a PhilRice (Philippine Rice Research Institute) study in an upland community in Ilagan, Isabela.

In an adaptation trial in Bgy. Sta. Victoria, Ilagan, the income derived from crop diversification by the farmer cooperator increased by P25,000 a hectare compared to a single crop of low-yielding rice, which is normally planted by farmers in the community. 
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 371457 [Title] => Key to higher rice, corn yields in upland areas [Summary] => Crop diversification and contouring plus lime application and fertilization based soil analysis may be the key to higher rice and corn yields in upland areas, as shown by results of a PhilRice (Philippine Rice Research Institute) study in an upland community in Ilagan, Isabela.

In an adaptation trial in Bgy. Sta. Victoria, Ilagan, the income derived from crop diversification by the farmer cooperator increased by P25,000 a hectare compared to a single crop of low-yielding rice, which is normally planted by farmers in the community. 
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