Kayamanan -Tag: Seeds

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  1. Spondias mombin - Mombin

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves A medium sized tree. It grows 20-30 m high. The trunk can be 0.5-2 m across. Branches start after 10-15 m. They arewidespread and sparse. The leaves are compound. They have leaflets along the stalk. The leaflets are in pairs with a leaflet atthe end. There are...
    Fruits Seeds Edible Leaves Mombin Mombin Varieties Fruit Trees Edible Seeds FPI Plant Information

  2. Flemingia macrophylla - Longleaf Wurrus

    Edible portion:Leaves, Pods, Vegetable, Seeds - flavouring A small shrub or climber. It grows 1.2-3.5 m high. The stems have ridges and are softly hairy. The leaves have 3 leaflets. These are oval or sword shaped and 3-15 cm long by 1.3-8 cm wide. They taper towards the tip and are rounded at the...
    Flemingia Agroforestry Crops FPI Vegetables Wurrus Plant Information Food Plants Indigenous Food Pl... Edible Leaves Edible Plants Seeds

  3. Dalbergia sissoo - Sissoo

    Edible portion:Seeds - oil A tree. It grows 10-30 m high. The trunk is 50 cm across. The crown is narrow. The leaves have 3-5 alternately arranged leaflets. The leaflets are broadly oval. They taper to a tip. The flowers are small and creamy-white. They turn yellow. The fruit are pods in...
    Sisso FPI Plant Information Seeds Oil Indigenous Food Pl... Food Plants

  4. FM 1994 ILEIA Newsletter Vol 10 #1

    19/03/1994 Farmers control communication Sharing information Consumers support organic farmers in Japan Communicating via radio Informal innovation comes first - Mali Seeds for life How to write for farmers - Nicaragua Communicating via black and white
    Communications Japan Mali Nicaragua Seeds Organic Farming Farm Radio

  5. Understanding Seed Handling For Germination

    01/01/1986 This report notes general considerations in seed harvesting, handling, and storage, and it focuses attention on methods to enhance germination for seeds started in seedbeds. The paper is intended to be especially useful for persons interested in setting up a small business that produces seed for...
    Seed Saving Seed Handling Seeds Germination Seed Germination VITA Downloads

  6. Seeds, Weeds, and Pests

    This seed cleaner was developed in Afghanistan to remove round seeds of weeds from wheat grains. The round seeds could not be separated by a sieve because they were the same size as the wheat grains. The cleaner described here takes advantage of the round shape of the weed seeds to separate them...
    Seed Sources Seeds Weeds Weed Management Pests Pest Management VITA Downloads

  7. FM 2007 LEISA Magazine Vol 23 #2

    20/06/2007 The role of trust in the acquisition of seeds Local multiplication to ensure timely planting Selecting the best plants to improve seed potato Higher yields and income with disease resistant coffee clones New bean seeds Conserving the plant genetic resources of southern Africa Community based...
    Seeds SRI Planting Date Genetic Resources Rice Potatoes Natural Regeneration Sri Lanka Sudan

  8. AFSA Case Studies of Seed Sovereignty

    Seed is life. African farmers have been planting, saving and exchanging seeds for countless generations. Millions rely on them for their farming livelihoods, providing incomes and healthy food to feed their families and communities. But farmers are being pushed to abandon their seed systems and...
    Seed Sovereignty East Africa AFSA Seeds Seed Exchange Case Studies East Africa

  9. Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets

    Some 3 billion people in the world live outside the cash economy in the world’s poorest nations. Food security and regular supply are their daily concerns. Chronic malnutrition is a leading cause of death and disease for them. Young children are amongst the most affected. One child every 5-10...
    FPI FPS Technical Publicat... Plant Information Bamboo Vegetables Starchy Staples Legumes Legumes as Food Fruits Leafy Greens Nuts Seeds Herbs

  10. FAO - Seeds

    Seeds are the primary basis for human sustenance. They are the repository of the genetic potential of crop species and their varieties resulting from the continuous improvement and selection over time. Crop improvement and the delivery of high quality seeds and planting materials of selected...
    FAO Seeds Crop Improvement Seed Production Value Added