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"Cotton Fiber Quality and Seed Viability as Affected by Rainfall During the Bursting Period"
The effect of different wetting treatments on fiber characters (staple length, fiber micronaire, and tensile strength) and seed viability at different dates of germination (at harvest, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 weeks after harvest) of three cotton... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effect of Postharvest Storage Conditions on the Quality of Canned Green Bush Sitao Pods"
The chemical compositions of the pods and seeds of fresh bush sitao were determined immediately after harvest and after storage for 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours at 10°C and ambient condition (30-32°C). The pods contained higher amounts of... Read more.MS in Food Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effect of Sodium Selenite and lpil·lpil Leaf Meal Feeding on Reproduction and On Certain Morpho-physiological Stages of Growth or Albino Rats"
Two experiments, using 44 sexually mature female rats (Mus norvigicus albinus) and their 109 offsprings (63 males and 46 females), were conducted te evaluate the comparative effects of sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) and giant ipil-ipil leaf meal... Read more.MS in Zoology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effect of Weed Management on the Leaching Loss of Nitrogen in Lipa Clay Soil"
The effects of weed management on the leaching loss of nitrogen (N) and on the leachability of N from ammonium sulfate and urea as N sources applied to Lipa clay soil, which was planted to corn, were studied in two croppings. The first cropping was... Read more.MS in Soil Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effects of Application of Ipil-ipil (Leucaena Leucocephala (Lam.) de Witt) Leaves at Different Time on Some Soil Properties and on Yield of Upland Rice"
A field experiment was conducted at the Central Experiment Station, University of the Philippines Los Baños to characterize and differentiate the effect of ipil-ipil leaves fertilization timing on some soil properties and the yield of IR36... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Farmers' Perception of the Agricultural Radio Program in Northeast Thailand"
This study tried to: 1) determine the farmers; listenership to the "Agriculture for Farmers" radio program; 2) know the farmers' perception of the "Agriculture for Farmers" radio program; 3) determine the relationship between... Read more.MS in Development Communication (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Feed Intake and Growth of Creep-fed Suckling Pigs"
Eighteen crossbred sows and their litters were used to determine the performance of their baby pigs from 7 to 35 days of age when creep-fed with six (rations in a randomized complete block experiment arranged as a 2 x 3 factorial 2 levels of... Read more.MS in Animal Physiology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Flower Induction and Development of Winged Bean (Psophocarpus Tetragonolobus (L) DC)"
The effect of photoperiod and plant growth regulators on flower initiation and development of winger bean varieties UPS 22. Batangas medium, and Pangasinan long were studied. Under short-day condition of 9 hrs light, 100 percent flowering of the... Read more.MS in Horticulture (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Goat Grazing Effects on a Native Grassland Overseeded with Stylo (Stylosanthes Guyanensis HBK)"
The effects of goat grazing on a grassland located at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Upland Hydroecology Program Main Site at Putinglupa, Calamba, Laguna, Philippines were studied for six months, covering the dry and wet... Read more.MS in Forest Resources Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"High-level Manpower Supply and Demand in Agriculture in Eastern Visayas"
The study aimed to determine the balance of the supply and the demand of high-level manpower in agriculture in the Eastern Visayas, Philippines; and to determine factors which influence both supply and demand of high-level manpower in agriculture in... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Education (University of the Philippines Los Baños)