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"Growth and maturation processes of purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) through physical and metabolomics approaches"
The purple passion (Passiflora edulis SIMS) fruit has enormous potential to be cultivated on a mass scale in Malaysia since it gains high demand in the global market. This study is aimed to understand the growth and maturation process of passion... Read more.PhD in Horticulture (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Growth, carbon assimilation and biochemical changes of oil palm seedlings (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) in climate change factors with potassium fertilisation"
The demand for palm oil is expected to increase due to the increase in world population. However, climate change poses significant challenges to the production of oil palm as its output can be directly affected by abiotic stress, especially water and... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Technology (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Impacts of climate change adaptation on farm economic performance among rice and vegetable producing households in Nong Cong district, Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam"
The general objective of this study is to assess the impact of climate change adaptation on farm economic performance among rice and vegetable producing households in Nong Cong district, Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam. Based on a random sample of 260... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Impacts of climate change adaptation on farm economic performance among rice and vegetable producing households in Nong Cong District, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam"
The general objective of this study is to assess the impact of climate change adaptation on farm economic performance among rice and vegetable producing households in Nong Cong district, Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam. Based on a random sample of 260... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Level of participation and values derived by members of an agricultural online community of practice in Thailand"
An online community of practice (OCoP) refers to a platform where people learn and contribute their knowledge about a particular trade or technology, such as in a closed Facebook account. However, members in an OCoP have different levels of... Read more.PhD in Extension Education (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Nutritive value of whole plant corn silage of different particle sizes, silage densities and with or without inoculant"
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of different particle sizes, silage densities and inoculation on the chemical composition and in situ degradability of the whole plant corn silage. In Study 1, a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial arrangement... Read more.MS in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Productivity, profitability, and energy use efficiencies of hybrid and traditional varieties of rice (Oryza sativa L.), maize (Zea mays) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in Maliana, Bobonaro, Timor Leste"
Rice and maize contribute substantially to Timorese's daily calorie intake and overall nutrition. Improving lowland rice and maize yield will reduce rice shortage and enhance food security. Survey of 112 rice and 105 maize smallhold farmers in... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Research on characteristics of distribution, morphology, and genetic diversity of eel in Thua Thien Hue"
The study was carried out to analyze characteristics of distribution, morphology, and genetic diversity of Marbled eel (Anguilla marmorata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) in Thua Thien Hue. This will supply information about the biological characteristics... Read more.PhD in Aquaculture (Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry)"Resilience of rice farming families in selected rainfed municipalities in Quezon, PH: The role of local agri-advisory and extension services"
Achieving food security relies on the resilience of the food production systems, of which family farmers are essential players. However, several challenges brought about by increasing globalization and changing climate confront their production... Read more.MS in Rural Sociology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Study of Muntingia calabura as an alternative fruit for consumption"
Muntingia calabura may be an alternative food because this plant can grow and adapt in difficult environmental conditions without cultural practices, and the fruit is nutritious. Muntingia calabura can be processed for greater economic value, however... Read more.PhD in Tropical Agriculture (Kasetsart University)