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"Participation and payment for forest management in Vietnam: A case study in northwest mountainous region"
This study attempted to evaluate the application of payment for environmental services (PES) scheme for upland farmers in forest management in northwest mountainous region of Vietnam. It also tried to determine the factors affecting the decision of... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Physiological, morphological, and agronomic factors affecting water use efficiency of sugarcane"
Four experiments were conducted from August 2007 to November 2009—one greenhouse experiment, one lysimeter study, and two field experiments—to study the relationship among growth, yield, morphology, and water use efficiency of sugarcane... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"QTL mapping and marker-assisted backcrossing for developing salinity tolerant rice (Oryza sativa L.)"
The study was carried out to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling salinity tolerance in rice using molecular markers and to transfer Saltol, a major QTL associated with salinity tolerance, to a mega variety to enhance salt stress... Read more.MS in Plant Breeding (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Reduction of bacterial leaf blight of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae by its avirulen strains"
Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae is the most devastating bacterial disease of rice worldwide. The feasible control for BLB once it occurs is resistance, where the effective cultivars are limited. There are numerous... Read more.MS in Plant Pathology (Kasetsart University)"Reproductive performance of seahorse (Hippocampus comes) fed adult Artemia bioencapsulated with fish liver oil"
Reproductive performance of <i>Hippocampus</i> comes brood stock was evaluated as an effect of varying levels of incorporation of fish liver oil (FLO) bioencapsulated in <i>Artemia</i>. Eight different bioencapsulation lipid... Read more.MS in Fisheries (University of the Philippines Visayas)"Seed characteristics, storage behavior, and viability equation of Jatropha curcas L."
The research was conducted on locally available seeds of Jatropha curcas, an underutilized and neglected crop, to evaluate its morphological and chemical properties; to develop procedures for its optimum drying, quality testing, and storage; and to... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"SEILA program’s communication strategy to promote decentralization in communes in Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia"
A survey was conducted from April to May 2009 to describe the SEILA program’s communication strategy to promote decentralization in the communes of Kampong Thom, Central Cambodia. Specifically, the study aimed to: (1) describe the profile of... Read more.MS in Development Communication (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Shared function modality in the delivery of community development services in a decentralized Agricultural Technology Transfer and Service Center (ATSC) in Khukhan District, Sisaket Province, Thailand"
This study assessed shared function modality in the delivery of community development services in a decentralized ATSC and the factors associated with its implementation. The study was conducted in four selected sub-districts in Khukhan District... Read more.PhD in Community Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Simulating stream flow in the Santa Rosa River in Laguna, Philippines"
A GIS-assisted event-based rainfall-runoff model that predicts stream flow on a catchment scale was developed and parameterized using biophysical attributes of an urbanizing catchment which drains into the Santa Rosa River in Laguna Province... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Social capital and the performance of farmer water user communities (FWUCs) in Takeo Province, Cambodia"
This study analyzed the critical social capital variables related to the level of performance in three selected farmer water user communities (FWUCs) in Takeo Province, Cambodia. Specifically, the study aimed to: (1) describe the sociodemographic and... Read more.PhD in Community Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)