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"Physiological and Morphological Responses of Corn (Zea mays L.) and Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Grown in an Acidic Clay Loam Soil (Typic Eutrudepts) Under Different Fertilizers Applied with Corn Cob and Corn Husk Biochars"
An incubation study and field experiment were conducted using corn cob and corn husk biochars. The incubation study was about corn cob biochar-amended soil treated with dried organic materials, and organic and inorganic fertilizers to determine the... Read more.MS in Soil Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Prevalence of Reston ebolavirus in Swine from Slaughterhouses of Laguna, Philippines using Real-time RT-PCR Detection"
Reston ebolavirus was first described as a new "strain" of Ebola virus (EBOV) in 1989 with reported cases in cynomolgus macaques exported from primate facilities in the Philippines. In 2008, pig samples were detected to have co-infection of... Read more.MS in Veterinary Medicine (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Productivity of Native Pigs in Subsistence Farming and their Roles in Community Development in Timor-Leste"
Productivity of native pigs in subsistence farming and their roles in community development in Timor-Leste was determined in three selected districts based on the geographical attributes and potential for native pig farming. A structured survey... Read more.MS in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Quality Evaluation of Maltose Syrup Produced from Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Starch using Malted Rice (Oryza sativa L.)"
The study aimed to evaluate the quality of the maltose syrups from Rayong 9 cv. cassava using malted rice Sen Pidao cv. as source of amylase enzymes. The proximate composition of fresh (12-month-old) cassava starch was determined. Paddy rice seeds... Read more.MS in Food Science (Royal University of Agriculture)"Soil Properties, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Nutrient Availability in Rainfed Lowland Rice as Affected by Biochar Application"
Two consecutive greenhouse experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of corn cob and rice straw biochars on soil properties, microbial activity, rice yield, and greenhouse gas (methane and nitrous oxide) emissions in rainfed rice... Read more.PhD in Soil Science -1 (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Studies on Insecticide Resistance of the Brown Planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) on Rice in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam"
The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens, is a serious pest affecting rice crops in East Asian countries including Vietnam. To deal with this pest problem, farmers have mainly relied on chemical pesticides. This study aimed to (1) understand... Read more.PhD in Plant Protection (Tokyo University of Agriculture)"Systematic Review on Forest Governance Research in Indonesia"
Indonesia possesses large and enormous forest resources. Its condition, however, tends to degrade, and triggers ecological and social problems. Many researches, especially forest governance researches, have been conducted in Indonesia and they cover... Read more.MS in Forestry (Gadjah Mada University)"Taxonomic Review of Rove Beetles, Staphylininae and Oxytelinae (Staphylinidae: Coleoptera) in Rice Agro-ecosystem in Luzon, Philippines"
A taxonomic review of Philippine Staphylininae and Oxytelinae associated with rice agro-ecosystem was conducted in Luzon, Philippines. Four different sampling methods were used—namely, light trap, pitfall trap, sweep net sampling, and visual... Read more.PhD in Entomology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Economic Value of Agrometeorological Information in Climate Change Adaptation in Vietnam"
This study estimated the economic value of seasonal weather forecast and meteorological information in coping with extreme weather events in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam. It also analyzed the factors affecting farmers’ adaptive and/or remedial... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Occurrence of ESBL-Producing E. coli in Chicken Slaughterhouses of Pondok Rumput Kota Bogor"
Chicken slaughterhouses play an important role in the spread of ESBL-producing E. coli in the meat supply chain. The aim of the study was to detect the occurrence of ESBL-producing E. coli in chicken slaughterhouses in Pondok Rumput Kota Bogor... Read more.MS in Veterinary Public Health (Institut Pertanian Bogor)