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It’s the new root crop "craze" in the Cordillera because of its potential as a food and cash commodity.

A member of the sunflower family, it belongs to the Arteraceac/composipae family and bears the scientific name Smallanthus sonchifolius. It originated in the Andean mountains in South America, particularly in Peru and Bolivia.
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Thus suggested former acting agriculture secretary William D. Dar, at the 90th anniversary of the Benguet State University (BSU), June 26-30, in La Trinidad, where he was conferred the most distinguished alumnus award.
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Dar, now director general of the India-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), will talk on institutional partnership and linkages at the forum, which is one of the activities lined up for the five-day affair.
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It is called "lumsek" in the Cordilleras. In the science world, it has been identified as a species of the genus Hygrophorus.

This local mushroom grows in cold areas covered with pine trees, it was found in a study titled "Survey, Characterization, and Evaluation of ‘Lumsek’ Mushroom’s Effect on Housefly."
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This was found in a study done by Joel Long-a, a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture major in Horticulture graduate of the Benguet State University (BSU) here. BSU, headed by Dr. Rogelio Colting, president, is the regional university in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
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It’s the new root crop "craze" in the Cordillera because of its potential as a food and cash commodity.

A member of the sunflower family, it belongs to the Arteraceac/composipae family and bears the scientific name Smallanthus sonchifolius. It originated in the Andean mountains in South America, particularly in Peru and Bolivia.
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Thus suggested former acting agriculture secretary William D. Dar, at the 90th anniversary of the Benguet State University (BSU), June 26-30, in La Trinidad, where he was conferred the most distinguished alumnus award.
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Dar, now director general of the India-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), will talk on institutional partnership and linkages at the forum, which is one of the activities lined up for the five-day affair.
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This local mushroom grows in cold areas covered with pine trees, it was found in a study titled "Survey, Characterization, and Evaluation of ‘Lumsek’ Mushroom’s Effect on Housefly."
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This was found in a study done by Joel Long-a, a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture major in Horticulture graduate of the Benguet State University (BSU) here. BSU, headed by Dr. Rogelio Colting, president, is the regional university in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
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