Category: AGRICULTURE

The Many Uses of Barks

The Many Uses of Barks

 

The term bark loosely refers to the outer covering of the stem and branches. Technically, it

includes all the tissues from outside the cambium to the outermost layers of a woody stem.

The bark serves as a protective tissue. It acts as a conduit transporting food to the other parts

of the tree. About 8% of the total volume of a tree in bark.

 

Bark consists of an outermost corky layer called epidermis, a layer of manufactured

food-conducting tissues called phloem, a zone between these two layers known as cortex. In

several species, a layer of fibrous strips called “bast fiber” forms an innerbark. Oils, resins,

tannins, waxes and phenolic substances may be present in the bark.

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Creative Innovation from Tree Roots

Creative Innovation from Tree Roots

 

Traditionally, materials used include premium hardwoods such as narra, tindalo, akle and ipil.

These species used to abound in the Philippine forest. Because suitable wood materials are scarce, there has been a shift to the use of minor forest products for furniture manufacture. These minor forest products include rattan, bamboo and buri. Surprisingly, furniture made from these materials were accepted easily both in the local and foreign markets. However, due to overexploitation, these forest resources are likewise depleting. thus, exploration for other prospective raw materials continues.

Several wood species are being used in the manufacture of these novelty products. Dau, balete, kakawate and tan-ag are preferred for sala sets. Balete, acacia, pili and antipolo are used in the manufacture of bar sets.

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LONGGANISANG WALANG BALAT

LONGGANISANG WALANG BALAT

 

Materyales:

 

 3/4 kilo giniling na baboy, laman

 1/4 kilo giniling na taba

 2 kutsarang asin

1 kutsarang tinadtad na bawang

5 kutsarang asukal na pula

2 kutsarang anisadong alak o gin

1/4 kutsaritang prague powder (nabibili sa ITDI)

1 kutsaritang paminta

1 kutsaritang betsin

1 kutsaritang accord powder

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Ugat ng Talahib- Abono sa Mais

Ugat ng Talahib- Abono sa Mais

 

Isang uri ng bacteria(maliliit na maliliiit na buhay na organismo) ang nakita ng mga siyentipiko( ng National Institute of Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology ng UP Los Banos) sa ugat ng Talahib na maari palang pagkunan ng ng natural na pataba para sa mais.

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