UPV Beta Sigma Fraternity 66th Anniversary: Alay ng Kapatiran sa Inang Kalikasan

The UP Beta Sigma Fraternity together with the UP League of Filipino Students and Kabataan Partylist joined hand in hand in celebrating the Fraternity’s 66th Founding Anniversary with a Tree Growing Activity at the University of the Philippines Visayas Centennial Forest (UPV CenFor), Miagao, Iloilo, July 14, 2012.

Tips on Tree Nursery Practices V: Plant Nutrition

Tips on Tree Nursery Practices V: Plant Nutrition The nutrient demands for crop vary by development stage. Plugs and rooted cuttings require low fertility levels; nutritional needs increase as they become established. Actively growing plants have the highest nutrient demands. Knowing the optimal pH range for each crop will help determine if an acidic or …

Tips on Tree Nursery Practices IV: Media Biology

Tips on Tree Nursery Practices IV: Media Biology Mold like mushroom is almost always non-pathogenic. This mold often goes away after planting. However, one mold can harm the crop by preventing water from penetrating into the mix. This is a slime mold (Ostracoderma sp) that has a gray threadlike structure (mycelium) that repels water. It …

Tips on Tree Nursery Practices III: Chemical Properties

Tips on Tree Nursery Practices: Chemical Properties Media alkalinity and pH are both critical. (If you are using coconut coir, make sure to water the medium thoroughly after transplanting to flush the excess salt content especially if the source of coconut coir is taken from coconut trees along the seashore.) Start a fertilizer program after …

Tips on Tree Nursery Practices (Part 2)

Tree seedlings differ from most ornamental container crops because conservation and reforestation seedlings are essentially root crop. Meaning, the quality of a tree seedling is determined by its outplanting performance – both initial survival and subsequent growth.