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"Physiological, Morphological, and Agronomic Responses of Two Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Genotypes to Drought During the Reproductive Stage"
Two experiments were conducted at the experiment station of the University of the Philippines Los Baños during the dry season of 2004 and 2005 to study the effect of drought of varying duration imposed at different reproductive phases on... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Productivity and Ecological Sustainability of Traditional Homegardens in Bobonaro District, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste."
The study was conducted in Bobonaro District reservation, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste from January to April 2007. It aimed to determine the productive and ecological sustainability of the upland and lowland homegardens in Runabout... Read more.MS in Forestry (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Protein Engineering of Sulfhydryl Groups and Methionine in Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] Vicilin and Effects on its Nutritional and Functional Properties"
The 8Sα globulin, the major storage protein of mungbean, was engineered to introduce sulfhydryl groups and disulfide bond to improve its structural stability and functional properties and methionine residues to improve nutritional... Read more.PhD in Biochemistry (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Economics of Groundwater Use for Irrigated Rice in Selected Municipalities of Pulangui River Basin, Cotabato Province, Philippines"
This study applied the Just and Pope stochastic function specification to value the agricultural productivity of groundwater use in rainfed lowland rice areas of shallow tube well (STW) farmers in four sample municipalities of the Cotabato... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Using Geospatial Technology for the Assessment of Forest Cover Change in Lowland Namtan Watershed, Sayaboury, Lao People's Democratic Republic"
The study used geospatial technology in the assessment of forest cover/land use change in lowland Namtan watershed, Sayaboury, Lao People’s Democratic Republic to describe the biophysical and socioeconomic drivers of change. Specifically... Read more.PhD in Forestry (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Alcohol Dehydrogenase Activity of Cyperus rotundus L. Under Upland and Lowland Conditions"
Differences in morphology and biochemistry between upland and lowland Cyperus rotundus L. were investigated. The lowland ecotype was observed to develop longer and bigger root hairs, as well as greater tuber biomass. The bulk of carbohydrate... Read more.MS in Biochemistry (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"An Analysis of the Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Plantation and Mill Project in Bukidnon, Philippines"
The study was undertaken to analyze the environmental impacts of the proposed 4,000-ha oil palm plantation and 10-t fresh fruit bunches hr-1 processing mill project in Impasugong, Bukidnon, Philippines. Field surveys, sampling, geographic information... Read more.PhD in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Analysis of Spinal Cord Regeneration of the Tail of Lizard (Mabouya Multifasciata Kuhl)"
Tail regeneration in lizards is dependent upon the presence of spinal cord and angiogenesis. During regeneration, the lizard also regenerates the tail spinal cord, although the regenerated spinal cord is imperfect. The structure of the... Read more.PhD in Animal Anatomy (Gadjah Mada University)"Application of Environmental Users' Fee System to Household for Enhanced Water Pollution Control in Laguna de Bay, Philippines"
The instituted environmental users’ fee system (EUFS) of the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) had been assessed with problems and limitations0 as water pollution in Laguna de Bay continued to persist. Thus, one of the identified... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Assessment of Environmental Services Toward Rewarding a Community-based Forest Management Project in Midwestern Leyte Province, Philippines"
The community-based forest management (CBFM) project in Midwestern Leyte Province was studied to assess the following environmental services: (1) carbon stocks or storage, (2) biodiversity conservation, and (3) soil and water conservation. The... Read more.PhD in Forest Resource Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)