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Scientific name: Ardisia eliptica
Uses: traditional medicine; produces edible berries; ornamental use

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"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow" - Audrey Hepburn

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                                           Welcome to the Plant Area of Laguna!

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                                           Welcome to the Plant Area of Laguna!

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It is the embryonic stage of the plant life cycle, where it facilitates  the storage of all the essential resources required to support germination and initial growth

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Differences in the patterns of embryogenesis can be observed between monocots and eudicots. However, they share certain fundamental features relating to the establishment of major growth axes

1.  Zygotic stage

2.  Globular stage

3.  Heart stage in Eudicot only (In Monocots, the embryo proper of becomes cylindrical)

4.  Torpedo stage

5.  Mature stage

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Seed dormancy involves a temporal block to germination, even under optimal conditions for seed growth. It provides additional time for seed dispersal across a wide extent of distances, or for seasonal dormancy cycling.

Classification is based on the developmental timing of dormancy onset (Taiz et al. 2015):
1. Primary dormancy - induced by ABA, in which seed germination is blocked
a. Embryo dormancy - inherent to the embryo
b. Coat - induced dormancy - physiological dormancy facilitated by the seed coat
2. Secondary dormancy - induced in seeds capable of germinating immediately, upon ripening, as exposed to unfavorable conditions

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[1] 17 Community Seed Banks Turned Over in South Cotabato and Ifugao – Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc. (2021). Retrieved 25 May 2021, from https://jvofi.org/17-community-seed-banks-turned-over-in-south-cotabato-and-ifugao/
[2] A PLANT A DAY. Ardisia (Ardisia elliptica). (2019). Retrieved 26 May 2021, from https://ethnopharm.com/blog%2Fvideos/f/shoebutton-ardisia-ardisia-elliptica-
[3] Coelho, N., Gonçalves, S., & Romano, A. (2020). Endemic Plant Species Conservation: Biotechnological Approaches. Plants, 9(3), 345. doi: 10.3390/plants9030345
[4] Embryogenesis in Plants | Plant Biology (2021). Retrieved 26 May 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2dvh0YNDwM
[5] Ficus pseudopalma (Moraceae) image 50725 at PhytoImages.siu.edu. (2021). Retrieved 26 May 2021, from http://www.phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/pelser
[6] Grant, A. (2020). Gac Melon Information - Learn About Growing Gac Melons In The Garden. Retrieved 26 May 2021, from https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/melons/growing-gac-melon-plants.htm
[7] How do I care for my medinilla magnifica?. (2020). Retrieved 26 May 2021, from https://lazyflora.com/blogs/news/how-do-i-care-for-my-medinilla-magnifica
[8] Lagikway Leaves Make Super Tempura - zac b. sarian. (2014). Retrieved 26 May 2021, from https://zacsarian.com/lagikway-leaves-make-super-tempura/
[9] Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve | ASEAN Clearing House Mechanism. (2021). Retrieved 24 May 2021, from https://asean.chm-cbd.net/mt-makiling-forest-reserve
[10] Mount Makiling Forest Reserve Turns 110. (2021). Retrieved 26 May 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TusMTuGyNRY&t=108s
[11] Office, A., & Office, V. (2018). CAM recycling and salt tolerance in Talinum triangulare « Botany One. Retrieved 26 May 2021, from https://www.botany.one/2018/06/cam-recycling-and-salt-tolerance-in-talinum-triangulare/
[12] New kid on the block - Backyard Brains. (2018). Retrieved 26 May 2021, from https://blog.backyardbrains.com/2018/07/new-kid-on-the-block/
[13] Parts of a Seed, Their Structure, and Functions with Diagram. (2019). Retrieved 26 May 2021, from https://www.sciencefacts.net/parts-of-a-seed.html
[14] Passiflora foetida Linn. (2021). Retrieved 26 May 2021, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/adaduitokla/7696495080

[15] Selected Indigenous Plants from Southern Tagalog Region of the Philip…. (2021). Retrieved 24 May 2021, from https://www.slideshare.net/bardotgov/selected-indigenous-plants-from-southern-tagalog-region-of-the-philippines
[16] Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I. M., & Murphy, A. (2015). Plant physiology and development (No. Ed. 6). Sinauer Associates Incorporated.
[17] Wild Sunflower. Pixabay. (2017). Retrieved 24 May 2021, from https://pixabay.com/photos/tithonia-diversifolia-plant-flower-2576393/

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                                                            DID YOU KNOW?

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                                                            DID YOU KNOW?

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The seeds of endemic or indigenous plants found in this province should be kept in seed banks to conserve biological diversity. Considering their limited distribution, these plants are exposed to higher extinction risks and natural threats (Coelho et al. 2020). These selected 10 endemic species also demonstrate a variety of medicinal applications, highlighting their importance.

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Svalbard Global Seed Vault: The Noah's Ark of Plant Diversity!

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Svalbard Global Seed Vault: The Noah's Ark of Plant Diversity!

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The seed vault is a seed storage facility, which ensures safekeeping of food crops and the maintenance of crop diversity amidst natural and man-made disasters.

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Exploring the Arctic's Global Seed Vault

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Prevents the loss of plant genetic diversity

Food security

Seed preservation from possible disasters

Promotion of seed research

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Scientific Name: Passiflora foetida Linn.
Use: treatment for specific diseases

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Embryos become progressively more polarized throughout their development along two axes.

Apical– basal Axis, which runs between the tips of the embryonic shoot and root.
Radial axis, which is perpendicular to the apical–basal axis, this extends from the center of the plant outward

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Scientific name: Pongamia pinnata
Use: crude drug for the treatment of tumors and ulcers

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Scientific name: Medinilla magnifica

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Scientific Name: Ficus pseudopalma
Use: treatment for diarrhea and fever

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Community seed banks in the Philippines!

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Community seed banks in the Philippines!

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Check out the CSB's of the provinces of South Cotobato and Ifugao!

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Culture, conservation and sustainability, these words summarize the end goal of the construction of the community seed banks (CSB) in the provinces of South Cotabato and Ifugao. To press on towards this goal, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN FAO) and the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc. (JVOFI) partnered to construct 17 seed banks in these communities.

In October 2018 the CSBs in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato were completed and were finally turned over to barangays Lamcade, Klubi, Lamfugon, Luhib and Tasiman.

"This is just a start." According to Ms Virginia Agcopra, National Project Officer of the UN FAO, the CSBs are realization of the community's dream and is just a start in conserving and sustaining the agro-biodiversity of the community. This was seconded by the Municipal Agriculture Officer, Mr. Zaldy Artacho who mentioned that in the 1980s there were 186 varieties of rice but now, they don't have as much. He also encouraged the community not to neglect the traditional rice varieties since these were handed down from our ancestors. "Also, take care of it, so our children will know that we did something for them."

The CSBs will serve as storage of seeds, gene bank and source of planting materials. In a few years we hope that a lot of lives have progressed through the help of the CSB, there are less poverty and malnutrition because there is food security in the community.

Last November 2018, another 12 community seed banks were turned over in the municipalities of Hingyon and Hungduan, Ifugao.

This project is under the GCP/PHI/062/GFF Project "Dynamic Conservation and Sustainable Use of Agro-Biodiversity in Traditional Agro-Ecosystems in the Philippines".

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17 Community Seed Banks Turned Over in South Cotabato and Ifugao

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Culture, conservation and sustainability, these words summarize the end goal of the construction of the community seed banks (CSB) in the provinces of South Cotabato and Ifugao. To press on towards this goal, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN FAO) and the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc.

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Scientific name: Momordica cochinchinensis
Uses: natural food colorant; has essential oils; can be consumed (juice)

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Scientific Name: Abelmoschus manihot
Uses: treatment for dysuria

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1. Light
Mechanism: stimulates the synthesis and the responsiveness to GAs (regulated by phytochromes)
Example: Lactuca sativa

2. Stratification
Mechanism: process of pre-treating or chilling seeds (presence of the seed coat and endosperm increases the chilling requirement)
Examples: Asclepias, Lupinus, Geranium maculatum

3. After - ripening
Mechanism: dry storage at room temperature
Example: Nicotiana plumbaginifoli

4. Chemical compounds (nitrate, nitric oxide, smoke)
Mechanism: down-regulation of ABA synthesis or signaling, and up-regulation of gibberellin synthesis, which changes the ABA:GA ratio
Example: Sysymbrium officinale (nitrate)

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Scientific name: Talinum fruticosum
Uses: source of food; animal feed pellets

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Genes and Hormones that influence Polarity

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Genes and Hormones that influence Polarity

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GURKE (GK) - Encodes  acetyl-CoA carboxylase which is crucial for poper apical patterning

FACKEL (FK) -  encodes a sterol C-14 reductase which is critical for central pattern formation

GNOM (GN) -  encodes a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF), which enables the directional transport of auxin

MONOPTEROS (MP) - encodes an auxin response transcription factor (ARF), which is essential for the normal formation of basal elements such as the root and hypocotyl

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Scientific name: Tithonia diversifolia
Uses: fodder for livestock; traditional medicine; leaves and seeds used as pesticides

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Scientific name: Begonia sp.
Uses: cultivated for its ornamental foliage; edible leaves and flowers in some varieties

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Phase I.  Through the process of imbibition, the dry seed takes up water rapidly
Phase II.  Imbibition rate declines and metabolic processes such as transcription and translation, are re-initiated. The embryo expands resulting in the rupture of the seed coat where the radicle emerges from it

Phase III.   Water uptake resumes due to a decrease in potential as the seedling grows, stored food reserves of the seed are fully mobilized.

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Laguna, a province located in the region of CALABARZON in Luzon, houses the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve (MMFR). Mt. Makiling contains diverse flora from a large number of endemic species as well as introduced species from other parts of the world!

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Mt. Makiling is just one of the contributors to the rich biodiversity of flora and fauna located in Laguna!

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Major food reserves of seeds are typically stored in the cotyledons or in the endosperm.
Carbohydrates (starches) are stored in specialized organelles called amyloplasts
Protein storage vacuoles are the primary source of amino acids for new protein synthesis in the seedling
Oil or lipid bodies facilitate the storage of high-energy carbon source such as Lipids

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Plants are able to alter their growth and development patterns in response to an external stimuli called Tropism.
Tropisms are directional growth responses in relation to environmental stimuli caused by the asymmetric growth of the plant axis (stem or root). It may be positive (growth toward the stimulus) or negative (growth away from the stimulus), tropisms could be:

1. Phototropism (response to light)

2. Geotropism (response to gravity)

3. Chemotropism (response to particular substances)

4. Hydrotropism (response to water)

5. Thigmotropism (response to mechanical stimulation)

6. Traumatotropism (response to wound lesion)

7. Galvanotropism (response to electric current)

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