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"Optimum Operation Parameters of the Combination of a Mixed-flow Dryer and Continuous In-bin Aeration for Paddy Under Malaysian Conditions"
The design of a mechanical paddy dryer or any improvement of the dryer can be successfully done by incorporating all significant variables concerned in its operation through an optimization model. All constraints should satisfy local... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Process Engineering (Universiti Pertanian Malaysia)"Organic and Inorganic Nitrogen Fertilizer Sources on Soybean Growth, Seed Yield, Germinability, and Storability"
Modern seed production is highly chemical-based and alternatives are currently being sought. The study was conducted to compare the performance of soybean varieties in terms of growth and seed production using inorganic and organic nitrogen (N... Read more.MS in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Partisipasi Wanita Di Kalangan Rumahtangga Tani Peserta Pir Lokal Teh Di Kabupaten Batang Propinsi Jawa Tengah"
The study described women's participation in the Tea Local Smallholder-Nucleus Estate Scheme, the factors that influenced and the problems encountered in its development. It was conducted in Satang Regency, Central Java using survey and in-depth... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (Gadjah Mada University)"Pathogenicity of Spodoptera Litura Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus to S. Litura F. Larvae and its Impact on Sycanus Leucomesus W"
Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a pest of many agriculture and forestry crops in several parts of the world, including Malaysia. One of the natural enemies responsible for regulating field population of S. litura is a... Read more.MS in Forestry (Universiti Pertanian Malaysia)"Physiological and Agronomical Characteristic Changes in Soybean (Glycine max L.) Under Drought Conditions"
Crops rarely attain their full genetic potential for yield because of limitations imposed by the environment. One of the most important factors affecting crop growth is water availability. Two experiments were conducted at the screenhouse... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Pigeonpea (Cajanus Cajan L.) Seed Meal in Poultry Diets"
Three experiments, two in broilers and one on layers, were conducted to determine the feeding value of Pigeonpea Seed Meal (PPSM). In each broiler experiments, 416 seven-day-old commercial broiler chicks were used and 255 twenty nine-week-old... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Population Dynamics of Mung Bean Rhizobia and their Interaction with Mycorrhiza in an Acid Soil"
Changes in rhizobia population in acid soil and in the mung bean rhizosphere were assessed in pot experiments. Acid tolerant M79-17-19 and acid sensitive M79-20-124 mung bean cultivars grown in unlimed (pH 4.6) and limed (pH 6.2) Luisiana clay... Read more.MS in Soil Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Sampling on Two Occasions When Strata Change in the Change Occasion"
In this study, sampling on two occasions refers to sampling from the same conceptual population at two different and successive points of time. Sampling designs considered in this study are one- and two stage stratified sampling where simple... Read more.PhD in Statistics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Sugar Price Structure in Indonesia"
This study evaluated the sugar price structure and the extent of sugar market integration in Indonesia across regions and through time in relation to government policies and infrastructure development. Monthly retail sugar prices from 1973... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Influence of Dietary Energy, Protein, and Copper Levels on the Sulphur Amino Acid Requirements of Broiler Chickens"
Three experiments were conducted using male broiler chicks to determine the influence of dietary metabolizable energy (ME), crude protein (CP), and copper (Cu) levels on the total sulphur amino acid (TSAA) requirement of broilers both during... Read more.PhD in Poultry Nutrition (Universiti Pertanian Malaysia)