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"Serological and molecular detection of Brucella suis in pigs from selected slaughterhouses in Luzon, Philippines"
Brucellosis is a disease that affects both humans and animals including cattle, sheep, goats, camels, wild animals, and pigs. Swine brucellosis is caused by the intracellular bacterium, Brucella suis (B. suis). Unfortunately, there was no recent... Read more.MS in Veterinary Medicine (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Spatial variations in soil properties, soil productivity, and crop yield in selected corn producing provinces in Cagayan Valley Region, Philippines"
The future of food security and nutrition relies on the availability of productive soil resources for cultivation of economically important crops. Soil threats such as loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) and decline in soil productivity occur that may... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Biological treatment of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibre for Volvariella volvacea (Bul.) Singer cultivation and spent utilization"
The Malaysian palm oil industry produces about 20 million tons of empty fruit bunches (EFB) annually. The use of EFB for the cultivation of mushrooms such as Volvariella volvacea or straw mushroom offered an alternative solution for sustainable... Read more.PhD in Microbiology (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Characterization of rice growing areas and suitability assessment of rice cultivation using GIS in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam"
Thai Nguyen is an agricultural province and rice is one of the main crops. Focusing to find the way to develop rice production with enhancing quality and quantity is a major goal of the Government. This research focused on two activities... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Climate change vulnerability assessment of the coastal ecosystems and communities in Zambales, Philippines"
The Philippines being an archipelagic country has one of the most diverse coastal ecosystems. Its mangrove ecosystems cater to 65 species of mangroves. Despite having these natural barriers, its coastal areas had a very high risk of climate... Read more.PhD in Environmental Science (Kasetsart University)"Effects of component and total mixed ration feeding systems on the growth performance, rumen fluid characteristics, and nutrient digestibility in dairy cattle"
To determine the effects of total mixed ration (TMR) and component (COMP) feeding systems on the growth performance, 10 growing Holstein-Friesian (HF) x Jersey cattle were grouped in two and assigned to the treatments following a randomized complete... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes against the coconut rhinoceros beetle larva, (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand"
The coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, is a major coconut insect pest in Thailand. This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of five species of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) namely, Steinernema carpocapsae All, Steinernema... Read more.PhD in Entomology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Engaged scholarship and lifelong learning through an educational farm in Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand"
This study analyzed how engaged scholarship facilitated lifelong learning skills in an educational farm managed by a higher educational institution. Using a convergent parallel mixed methods research design, document analysis of historical and... Read more.PhD in Extension Education (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Farmer’s adoption of VietGAP tea certification in Tan Cuong area, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam"
The main objective of the study was to analyze the adoption of VietGAP certification among tea farmers in the Tan Cuong area, Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam. The study was designed based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) with the hypothesis that... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Growth yield and grain quality of selected soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr) genotypes applied with different nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer treatments in Ratanakiri, Cambodia"
Soybean genotypes that can effectively take up nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from the soil, as well as fix N could represent a key step in improving soybean productivity in Cambodia. In this dissertation, three studies, a survey, screenhouse... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)