Government keen on using bamboo to repel onion armyworms

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The Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI) is investigating the use of bamboo pyroligneous liquid (PL) as a natural pesticide to help combat onion armyworms and cutworms.

Earlier this year, the Bureau of Plant Industry said 366 hectares of the 10,217 hectares of onion farms were struck by armyworm.

It can also open new economic opportunities for bamboo growers who rely mostly on its traditional uses,” DOST-FPRDI OIC Director Rico Cabangon said.

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Author / Journalist: Bless Aubrey Ogerio

Category: BusinessStartups

Markets: PhilippinesChina

Topics: Production Pyroligneous Dost Research Farmers Liquid Bamboo Onion Pesticide Development Local

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Published On: 2024-10-16 @ 21:07:43 (15 hours ago)

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