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"Complementation of Organization and Beneficiary-related Factors in a Commodity-based Intervention Program"
The study described the organizational and beneficiary-related factors affecting a commodity-based intervention, and assessed the degree of interrelationships among the different variables and their contributions to economic productivity... Read more.PhD in Community Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Dynamics of Community Organizing in Two Community Forestry Projects in Region 2"
The study was conducted among 110 Community Forestry Project (CFP) participants in Region 1; 72 in Bitag Grande, Baggao, Cagayan; and 38 in Kadikitan, Landingan, Nagtipunan, Quirino, all in the Philippines, from December 1995 to March 1996. The... Read more.PhD in Community Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effect of Lime, Organic Matter and Phosphorus on Soil Acidity, Phosphorus Adsorption and Growth of Corn (Zea mays L.) in Ultisols of Central Vietnam"
Soil acidity and phosphorus deficiency are major constraints in yellowish-red upland soils of Vietnam and despite such adverse pedological conditions, this kind of soil resource is gaining importance as food production areas due to increasing... Read more.PhD in Soil Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Efficacy of Trichoderma spp. in Controlling Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita)"
Six species of Trichoderma (T. piluliferum, T. hamatum, T. harzanium, T. longibrachiatum, T. aureoviride, and T. koningii) irradiated with ultraviolet (UV) light for various times including 0, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, and 60 minutes were tested for... Read more.PhD in Plant Pathology (Kasetsart University)"Herbage and Small Ruminant Productivity of Selected Grasses, Legumes, and their Combinations under Bukidnon Condition"
Three studies were conducted to determine the herbage and small ruminant productivity of selected grasses, legumes, and their combinations under conditions in Bukidnon, the Philippines. Napier (Pennisetum purpureum), guinea (Panicum maximum)... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Home Computer Use and Shifts in Family's Time-Allocation Patterns"
The Malaysian government’s serious commitment to make computers more accessible to all would mean more personal computers are expected to move into the Malaysian homes. Since computers are effective time-consuming devices, which force... Read more.MS in Human Ecology (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Impact of Land Reform Program on Economic Efficiency and Equity Among Rice Farmers in Nakhon-Nayok Land Reform Area, Thailand"
The main objective of the study was to analyze the impact of Land Reform Program on economic efficiency and equity as well as to determine the factors affecting economic efficiency among rice farmers in Nakhon-Nayok Land Reform Area, Thailand.... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Interrelationships Among Supernodulation, Prolonged Juvenile Growth and Biomass Yields in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]"
Grafting experiments in soybean were carried out to put together the supernodulating characteristic from a Bragg mutant and the juvenile genes from tropical cultivars. Experiments were conducted under natural long and short day regimes. The... Read more.PhD in Plant Breeding (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Isolation and Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Traditional Fermented Fish and Pork Foods of Laos"
The objectives of the research were to (1) isolate lactic acid bacteria from traditionally fermented fish and pork food products, namely: Pa dek, Pa dek kheuang, Pa chao, Sompa, Pa noi/Pa chom, Som khai pa, and Sommou; (2) screen the isolates... Read more.MS in Food Science and Technology (Gadjah Mada University)"Isolation of Salmonella spp. and Detection of their Enterotoxin in Cattle from Selected Dairy Farms in Bacthai Province, Vietnam"
Rectal fecal samples of 238 dairy cattle from 10 selected farms in Bacthai Province, Vietnam, were cultured to detect Salmonella. The overall prevalence of Salmonella infection derived from sampled farms was 22.58 percent. Salmonella spp. was... Read more.MS in Veterinary Medicine (University of the Philippines Los Baños)