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"Species composition, abundance, and occurrence of rice insect pests and their associated natural enemies as influenced by rice cropping patterns and crop vigor in Cambodia"
The present investigation was conducted to determine the species composition, abundance and occurrence of rice insect pests and their associated natural enemies under three cropping patterns [conservation agriculture + synthetic inputs, CA+SI... Read more.MS in Entomology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Stability and Genotype by Environment Interaction of Yield, Grain Zinc and Iron Content in Zinc- Biofortified Rice Across Philippines’ Environment"
Micronutrient deficiency is a severe health problem globally and in the Philippines, one- third of the population is facing nutritional deficiency particularly Zn. Rice genotypes biofortified with Zn and Fe will have a great impact on the health of... Read more.PhD in Plant Breeding (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Study on Novel Feeding Systems Using Coconut Co-Products in Swine in the Philippines"
The swine and coconut productions are two important agricultural industries in the Philippines. Pig is the top commodity among the livestock and poultry industries, of which 65% of the pigs are kept by smallhold pig raisers. It is the second most... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (Nagoya University)"Sustainability strategy for organic horticultural business in Indonesia"
With the attention of environmental health and the increasing number of middle class people, there is a shift in the trend towards consumption of healthy food, in this case organic products, and specifically, organic horticultural products. Organic... Read more.PhD in Management and Business (Agribusiness) (Institut Pertanian Bogor)"System Analysis of Maize (Zae mays L.) Postproduction Mechanization in the East Java, Indonesia"
Postproduction mechanization was one of the solutions offered by government to overcome mismatch between clustered time of harvesting and monthly continuing need of maize raw material. Nevertheless, the program encountered several barriers relate to... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Engineering (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The study on biological control agents for the management of insect pests and diseases on rice in Cambodia"
The current world population of 7.3 billion people is expected to increase to 9.6 billion people in 2050. Rice is the staple food of almost half of current world population, especially for people in Asia. Additionally, rice production is an important... Read more.PhD in Plant Pathology (Nagoya University)"Women's participation in the transformation of smallholder agriculture in Casabauc, Covalima, Timor Leste"
Agricultural progress in Timor-Leste is occurring, yet women's participation is insufficiently recognized. This study analyzed women's participation in the transformation of smallholder agriculture in Casabauc Village, Covalima District... Read more.MS in Community Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Allele Mining for Reproductive Stage Salinity Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Using Resources from 3K Rice Genome Project"
Salinity tolerance in rice is highly desirable to sustain production. Salinity affects rice growth in varying degree at all stages starting from germination through maturation. Excess salt adversely affects all major metabolic activities in rice, and... Read more.PhD in Plant Breeding (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"An Analysis of Collective Action Among Rice Farmers in Communal Irrigation Systems in Bohol, Philippines: A New Institutional Economics Approach"
This study aimed to analyze the nature of collective action among rice farmers and its effect on the performance of communal irrigation systems in Bohol, Philippines using the New Institutional Economics approach. A household survey of 348 farming... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Dong Na Tard Provincial Protected Area, Savannakhet Province, LAO PDR"
The study, conducted in Dong Na Tard Provincial Protected Area (DNT PPA) III, Kaysonephomvihane District, Savannakhet Province, primarily aimed to analyze the influence of different drivers to land use/land cover (LU/LC) change. Specifically, it... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)