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"Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in three villages in the Dongsithuane's National Production Forest (DNPF), Savannakhet province, Laos"
The study aims to investigate the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in three Sub Forest Management Groups (SFMGs) at the DNPF area, assessing land cover change trends between 2010 and 2015, and analyzing stakeholder forest management... Read more.PhD in Forestry (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Dry matter and protein yields of selected adlai (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) varieties under varying nutrient applications"
Coix lacryma-jobi L., locally known as adlai, is a potential alternative to rice but there is limited local information about growth and yield, dry matter (DM) partitioning, protein content, and nitrogen (N) use efficiency of this crop as affected by... Read more.MS in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Economic analysis of adoption of water-saving irrigation technology of coffee farming households in Dak Lak province, Vietnam"
This study analyzed the economic costs and benefits of adoption of water-saving irrigation technology (WSI) in Dak Lak province, Vietnam. The two WSI technologies considered in this study are drip irrigation and rain-spraying technique at the root... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Economic analysis of the adoption of conservation agriculture practices among maize farming households in the Northwest region, Vietnam"
This study analyzes the economics of adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) practices in the Northwest region. Socioeconomic characteristics of maize farming households and the current situation of adopting CA practices in the Northwest region are... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effect of cassava meal-foliage blends on production performance, caloric efficiencies, excreta quality, and carcass characteristics of Philippine native chickens"
Two experiments were conducted to determine the effect of cassava meal-foliage blends on energy concentration, growth performance, excreta quality, carcass characteristics, and relative organ weights of Philippine native (Darag) chickens. For Exp. 1... Read more.MS in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Modeling drought hazard and risk in a changing climate: The case of Cai-Phan Rang River basin in the South-Central Coast of Vietnam"
Drought is a naturally occurring event associated with a significant decrease in water availability over a region. Changes in hydrological conditions in the area, such as climatic changes, particularly in rainfall patterns, can trigger droughts and... Read more.PhD in Forest Resources Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Multi-modal approach for cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) maturity assessment through deep learning and unmanned vehicles (UV) integration"
In modern agriculture, cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an economically significant commodity. However, their small size and unique characteristics, including their brief lifespan and vulnerability to damage, pose challenges in crop monitoring... Read more.MS in Global Agriculture Technology and Genomic Science (National Taiwan University)"Oil palm resistance heritability and evaluation towards Ganoderma boninense"
As the backbone of the Indonesian economy, the oil palm industry had a major issue with basal stem rot disease caused by Ganoderma boninense. Since Ganoderma is a pathogen that could attack oil palms very fast and is deadly, and effective disease... Read more.PhD in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (Institut Pertanian Bogor)"Physicochemical, volatile compound, and metagenomic analysis on the quality of Malaysian budu (fish sauce)"
Inconsistency in product quality has often been a common problem for budu as it relies on spontaneous fermentation. This study aimed to improve the process by applying a starter culture selected based on metagenomic analysis and hydrolytic... Read more.PhD in Food Science (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Prevalence, risk factors, paramphistome coinfections, and farmers' awareness of fasciolosis in dairy cattle in Boyolali, Indonesia"
Fasciolosis is a significant concern in veterinary and public health, resulting in enormous economic losses, and is prevalent in Indonesia. Dairy farming plays an essential role in rural livelihood in Boyolali and Indonesia; however, epidemiological... Read more.MS in Veterinary Science (Universiti Putra Malaysia)