rubber grafting is not an easy job. in fact my first test was a total failure too.
haven't done subsequent test after the first one so i could only speak from experience exchanging conversation with professional grafters (they can graft up to 1000 stocks in a day with 90% success rate ). methods are more or less the same. it's the aspects that you need to take care of, like a larger socket on the stock to accommodate the scion, making sure the underside of scion is free from any object. the budding stick should be kept as fresh as possible during grafting as the success rate deteriorates if exposed under the sun for a long period. if you're re-grafting from the same stock, you should graft on the opposite and on top of the first grafting since the first grafting might cause wounds to its backside. hope it helps in your test tomorrow. good luck!

Thanks for the tips. Did about 35 graft, but don't feel right, no positive vibes. Guess I wouldn't get any. Another failure

Interesting News

Fish for life
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013...h-for-life.aspx

Bad weather over here. Raining with strong wind for the past 3 days. Had some papaya uprooted.

Bad weather and chaos in west coast Sabah

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013...and-damage.aspx

Can Please help me identify what variety of Mango is this? It started to bear fruits about 3 years.







Am thinking of using this as mother tree to practice on my grafting if it's a good variety.

Thank you.

Interesting News to share.
We may be getting super size fruits in the future!

Researchers clone a gene that regulates fruit size in vegetable and fruit crops

Esther van der Knaap, a geneticist with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, led an international research team that discovered and cloned a gene that regulates fruit size in tomatoes. This is only the second domestication gene involved in fruit size ever cloned in any vegetable or fruit crop.

The cloned gene, known as SlKLUH, impacts fruit size by increasing cell layers and delaying ripening. According to Van der Knaap, this gene promotes extra cell divisions during the process of fruit development, immediately after fertilization. These extra cell divisions lead to enlarged fruit, while the delay in ripening is likely the result of an extension of the cell division stage.

The research team also identified a potential regulatory element in the promoter of SlKLUH that is hypothesized to control gene expression. The promoter is a region of DNA which is responsible for initiating the transcription of a gene.

“Our findings suggest that the allele giving rise to large fruit arose in the early domesticates of tomato and became progressively more abundant upon further selections,” Van der Knaap said.

The cloning of SlKLUH is expected to increase scientists’ understanding of fruit development processes, not only in tomatoes but in other crop species as well. “We show in this paper that the same gene may have been selected during domestication of chili pepper, leading to increased fruit size in this vegetable crop as well,” Van der Knaap said.

This basic research also has important implications for vegetable and fruit production, as it could allow breeders to manipulate genes to create new varieties with desired size and shape characteristics.

Source: depphosherald.com

anyone knows or heard of filming of egg shell to increase its shelve life?

I am getting headache that my salted egg cant stay fresh for more than 2 weeks and customers had been complaining and return my eggs to be replace and Im facing a loss if this continue.

I saw in alibaba that they sell a machine that wash, dry, and coat it with a thin film that claim it can lengthen the eggs shelves life

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/10769210...r_and_Film.html

but damn expensive man

haizzz...why salted egg in peninsular can be sold in charcoal but here in sabah must be clean one? cleaning the eggs makes it easily contaminated and shorten the shelves life...

This post has been edited by ah_suknat: Oct 13 2013, 03:48 PM

Hi. I found this article and it might be of some help.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=1...389543911121195

how to diy a autoclave? @.@

Depending on your size (volume), autoclave uses high pressure steam to sterilize. It's no cheap, under laboratory / medical equipment.

For your usage, maybe you can consider high pressure cooker ( food equipment ). For small volume, trial maybe you can use a pressurized pot? Check with your wife / mum, maybe they can loan you 1

Spoke with an old Indon man. Says it's Apple Mango. Very excited, waiting for it to ripe so that I can taste it.

This post has been edited by MrFarmer: Oct 16 2013, 08:11 PM

Guys, I am about to finish my aquaculture course in Taiwan, wanted to start my own farm. I have some of the parts of my planning which haven't figured out yet.
I want to culture sea water species in an earthen pond, in brackish water body. How do you get sea water directly from the sea? and if you want to have fresh water, can we use underground water?

I had seen people pumping sea water from the sea. I think you'll need to clear for some licensing. There is a culture center in Sabah that does this, Giant Grouper I think.

Underground water doesn't guarantee it's fresh water. With all the contamination going around. Do invest on a simple water quality analysis as unlike agriculture water quality is not that high an issue.

Just my thoughts.

Welcome, do keep us update on your venture.

i see, thanks for the reply MrFarmer.

Hi Para,
Would like to check with you if there are any seedling suppliers in your area for Red Jackfuit, Borneo Red / Songsang Red, Mastura J37, Crystal Jackfruit CJ-3 or CJ-6. Also kindly check out the price.

Was thinking of getting some of the above and take it back with me to Sabah.

Am also wondering taking off the soil, keep the roots moist with old news print, bagging up the roots, removing (leaving 2 leaves). If it'll survive the trip, preparation & traveling 2 days)?

Hi Bro,

the picture of the mango tree above can be confirmed as APPLE MANGO. saw one tree 2 weeks back.


Red Jackfruit (could be another name here in Peninsula), Borneo (never heard), Mastura (Yes), CJ3 (Yes)

Their prices ranges from RM 7.00 - 12.00

how do you plan to ship them back ???

Thinking of removing the soil, bag it to keep them moist. Hand carry back with me. No soil, hand carry no need to quarantine. ( no inspection
Once arrived, plant them immediately and keep under shade with care. Then transfer to field.
Spoke with a friend before. they did it for Durian Red Prawn.

Possible to get 5 each for me Mastura & CJ3? Or is the nursery in Mantin? I can just drop by & buy from them next week?

Achacha Fruit.
http://www.achacha.com.au/
Garcinia humilis

Originating from the Bolivian part of the Amazon basin in South America, now being commercialized in Australia.
“Honey Kiss” Fruit.

Fruits are picked mature as it does not ripen further on storage. Shall last for 4 to 6 weeks at room temperature ( 20s). This is a boom in terms of logistic and marketing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSCXK51xA30

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3142441.htm

Any guys have friends or relaives in Queensland, Australia? Maybe can get some seeds home.

https://www.facebook.com/Achachafruitnews

Bro the nursery is at Kajang. At Desa Impian Kajang, Near Kajang Perdana McD.

The Nursery Owner name is AKU = 012 - 6123599

Try calling them and see if they have stock bro.

Getting them here and sending it back is cheaper and better. Like your idea

Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Just the right time as I'm heading to Cheras Mahkota Monday afternoon.

As long as I can get a few to survive, I should be able to duplicate from those

This post has been edited by MrFarmer: Oct 20 2013, 03:41 PM