Response of Abaca (Musa textilis Née) to shade, irrigation and fertilization

Abaca plants Abaca ( Musa textilis Née), a relative of the edible banana ( Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana ), is a native to the Phili...

Ethnopedology: the study of local soil knowledge

“There is a need to integrate science and local knowledge. Both are vital and can be brought together only by participation” emphasized Prof...

Earthworms: the most important soil and ecosystem engineers

Earthworms are thought to be the most ancient soil animals having started colonizing terrestrial environments about 600 million years ago (...

The role of mycorrhiza in the mineral nutrition of plants

Mycorrhiza is the association between fungi and the roots of higher plants. The term was introduced by the German scientist A.B. Frank in ...

Soil degradation in the Philippines

Soil degradation is a severe global problem of modern times. About 6 million hectares of agricultural land worldwide become unproductive ev...

Response of corn to chicken dung and rice hull ash application and mycorrhizal fungi inoculation

By Luz Geneston-Asio, Central Analytical Services Lab, VSU, Baybay, Leyte The use of locally available and cheap organic fertilizers like ch...

Effects of Lantana camara on soil properties and neighboring plants

Lantana camara Linn, locally called Utot-utot , Koronitas or Kantotoy in the Philippines, is a shrub which originated from tropical Ameri...

Heavy metal pollution and nutrient deficiency problems in the abandoned Bagacay mine in Samar island

The National Policy Agenda on the Revitalization of Mining in the Philippines in 2004 gives top priority to the remediation and rehabilitati...

Effects of biosolids application on N mineralization

Sewage sludge is the solid, semi-solid or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage. Biosolids are the treated form o...

Does Sago palm respond to nitrogen application?

Sago palm ( Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) is widely found in the tropical lowland forest and freshwater swamps across Southeast Asia and New Guin...