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"The Performance of Purebred American Brahman and Its Crosses in South Cotobato, Philippines"
The study evaluated the growth performance, mainly weaning weights, of F1-50 percent Grade Nellore x 50 percent American Brahman, F2-25 percent Grade Nellore x 75 percent American Brahman, F3-12.5 percent Grade Nellore x 87.5 American Brahman, and Pb... Read more.MS in Animal Beef (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Reproductive Performance of Native Does Fed Varying Levels of fresh ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de wit) Leaves with Concentrate Supplementation"
The study aimed to determined the effects of feeding varying levels of ipil-ipil leaves on the reproductive performance of native does. Conducted for one year, the study used a randomized complete block (RCB) scheme. Thirty-five regularly... Read more.MS in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Role of Schooling and Extension in Rice Production and Income of farmers in South Sulawesi, Indonesia"
The study sought to determine some socioeconomic characteristics of the farmer cooperators and their households; to find out if extension contact complements the effect of formal schooling in increasing rice production efficiency, net farm... Read more.MS in Agricultural Extension (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Use of Antidote to Improve Selectivity or Herbicide in Rice and Other Crops"
The effect of 1.8-naphthalic anhydride (NA) and N1N-diallyldichloroacetamide (R-25788) in protecting rice, corn, sorghum, and soybean from several herbicides were studied for five months under laboratory and simulated field conditions. NA... Read more.MS in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"A study of Response Errors in Rice and Corn Surveys."
The study investigated response errors in rice and corn surveys conducted by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (BAEcon) through its Integrated Agricultural Surveys (IAS). Measurement of data reliability was made possible by the design of the... Read more.MS (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"An Economic Analysis of the Factors Affecting HYV and Fertilizers Adoption in the Province of Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia"
The broad objective of the study was to determine the economicand non-economic factors which influenced the farmers' decisions to adopt HYV and apply chemical fertilizers and its impact on total rice production. A stratified two-stage... Read more.MS (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Analysis of Supply and Demand for Lumber in Thailand"
Disaggregate an aggregate models based on time series data were developed for the period from 1960 to 1975. Disaggregate models were employed to formulate demand, supply and price of teak lumber and aggregate models included all kinds of... Read more.PhD (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Barrio Associations as communication channels between service agencies and rice farmers in Pila, Laguna."
The study attempted to determine whether and to what extent barrio associations were being used as communication channel by the agricultural service agencies and the rice farmers in Pila and to describe the communication process occurring... Read more.MS (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Biology and Ecology of the Buffalo Fly, Haematobia exigua de Meijere (Diptera: Muscidae"
Under the laboratory conditions, buffalo fly eggs hatched after 17-22 hours It took 3-4 days for tje larvae to become pupae 5-7 days for the pupae to become adults. Life cycle fields was completed in 9.5-10.5 day in the laboratory and 9-14 days under... Read more.MS (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Challenge of Youth: A Study of Youth Identity in a Northeastern Village of Thailand"
The study was undertaken mainly to determine the identity of rural out-of-school youths as perceived by their parents, the village development committees, the community development workers and the youths themselves. Data were gathered with... Read more.PhD (University of the Philippines Los Baños)