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Named PSB Rc90 and locally called "Buguey", the variety was a selection of the Cagayan Valley Lowland and Marine Research Outreach Station (CVLMROS) from a pool a segregating lines developed by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice).
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 227270 [Title] => Farmer-friendly rat found in rice terraces [Summary] => Believe it or not: Theres a rat species that does not eat rice (palay).
On the contrary, it feasts on giant earthworms, and is regarded as friend of farmers tilling the world-famous rice terraces in the Cordilleras.
The rodent has been identified as Luzon Montane striped shrew rat, which belongs to the Order Rodentis, Family Muridae, and genus Chrometys.
At maturity, the species weighs 200 grams and has a body length of seven inches. Its tail is 12 centimeters long.
Its fur is brown, with dark brown dorsal bands from head to anus.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135336 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1661071 [AuthorName] => R& D NOTES By Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
Named PSB Rc90 and locally called "Buguey", the variety was a selection of the Cagayan Valley Lowland and Marine Research Outreach Station (CVLMROS) from a pool a segregating lines developed by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice).
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 227270 [Title] => Farmer-friendly rat found in rice terraces [Summary] => Believe it or not: Theres a rat species that does not eat rice (palay).
On the contrary, it feasts on giant earthworms, and is regarded as friend of farmers tilling the world-famous rice terraces in the Cordilleras.
The rodent has been identified as Luzon Montane striped shrew rat, which belongs to the Order Rodentis, Family Muridae, and genus Chrometys.
At maturity, the species weighs 200 grams and has a body length of seven inches. Its tail is 12 centimeters long.
Its fur is brown, with dark brown dorsal bands from head to anus.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135336 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1661071 [AuthorName] => R& D NOTES By Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
By R& D NOTES By Rudy A. Fernandez | November 9, 2003 - 12:00am