CULTURE AND UTILIZATION OF SELECTED INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES AND MENUS GENERATED USING INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES IN SELECTED REGIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

JOSEPHINE T. GARCIA, PhD Bureau of Plant Industry, DA

IMPORTANCE OF VEGETABLES

!  Cash crops for urban and export markets

!  Improves nutrient and health of rural/urban poor

!  Vegetables are inexpensive sources of minerals, vitamins, fibers and proteins

!  Source of income, provide better employment opportunities

Engle (1999) defined Indigenous Vegetables

v Refer to species or originating in a particular region or environment

v May also include naturalized plant species or varieties that have evolved from materials introduced to the region from another geographical area over a long period of time v  Exclude product of scientific improvement

Other scientists prefer to use the term Traditional Vegetables

Altoveros (2000) refers to the Traditional Vegetables as

v Vegetable species endemic to the Philippine Archipelago v Vegetable species to Tropical Asia particularly Southeast Asia v Vegetable species introduced from the New World by the Spaniards beginning on the 16th century

Horseradish Tree Moringa oleifera Lam

Propagation is through stem cuttings, about 1 m long; through seeds For foliage production –provide compost; harvest 1-3 matured leaves in 1-2 weeks for 3 months, then complete pruning leaving only the basal portion of the shoot; requires 2 months to start harvesting; Use fermented plant extract (Basella, Talinum & Momordica) as foliar fert at 1 tbsp extract in 8 L water

Bitter Gourd Momordica charantia L.

Used as food, medicine and also used in the treatment of skin diseases, sterility in women, as a parasiticide, antipyretic and as a purgative.

Jute mallow (or saluyot) Corchorus olitorious

For Seed Production – 1 week after foliage production, cut back to increase laterals; regrowth enhanced, flowers and pods produced; Pods harvested 80% turn brown before shatter For Foliage Production – Apply compost; planting is done through line sowing; Harvesting stats 30-35 DAS, every other day for 2 weeks by pulling the plants; Apply fermented plant extract of alugbati, talinum and malunggay

Amaranth (or Kulitis ) Amaranthus spp.

Waterleaf Talinum triangulare (Jacq) Wild

ALUGBATI Basella alba

Basella rubra

LABONG Bambusa spinosa Roxb

Katuray Sesbania grandiflora (L) Poir

PAKO – Diplazium esculentum

HIMBABAO Allaeanthus luzonica

MENUS

Vege in Hacobe Sauce Use of Ceylon spinach, waterleaf, horseradish

flowers and amaranth

Veges with coco milk & shell

Use of horseradish, Ceylon spinach, amaranth, jute and sesban

Jute with chicken

Sauteed Spinach

Veges with Ham

Involve the use of amti (Solanum nigrum (amti) chayote (Sechium edule tops and kangkong

Veges in Lumpia wrapper Use of horseradish, amaranth, horseleaf, Ceylon spinach and jute