“Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is a vegetable with worldwide importance. It can have oval, elongated or round fruits that are striped or plain-colored, ranging from dark purple, light purple, green,…
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via Genetically modified rice a good vitamin A source | Reuters. (Reuters Health) – Genetically modified rice could be a good source of vitamin A for children in countries where…
An international team of scientists from Taiwan (National Chiayi University) and the United States (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Washington State University) report the development of transgenic rice plants which…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Governing Council (PCAARRD GC) approved a project that promises to decrease…
BCP IN REVIEW: 2002-2012 2002 – In the Beginning… BCP is initially launched in 2001 as Biotechnology Conference of the Philippines,…
MANILA, Philippines – Romulo Davide, a 78-year-old agricultural scientist, is among the 6 recipients of the prestigious 2012 Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize. In giving Davide…
A personal assemblage by Peter Davies July 2012 Note: some of the text below is copied directly from the cited web sites or magazines with no attempt to rewrite. Preface…
INFLUENCE OF YEAST STRAINS IN THE PRODUCTION OF QUALITY TROPICAL FRUIT WINES [Dr. Priscilla Sanchez] HOME COMPOSTING AND ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING [Dr. Virginia Cuevas] CHEESE-MAKING…
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO, North Cotabato—The fourth multilocation field testing of the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) eggplant at the campus demonstration farm here in Kabacan, North Cotabato, is set to wrap…
A new supply of fresh papayas from Hawaii will reach grocery-store shelves in Japan this year and consumers have biotechnology to thank for it. The first “Rainbow” papayas–genetically modified to…