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"Studies on Sweet Corn as Potential Young Cob Corn (Zea Mays L.)"
Three experiments were conducted to select a potential young cob corn variety and determine the nutritional value of young cob corn, the proper stage for harvesting, and the optimum rate of fertilizer and plant population for maximum yield. The... Read more.PhD in Horticulture (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Effect of Prostaglandin F2-alpha (PGF2a) or Norepinephrine on Estrus, Ovulation, and Pregnancy in the Philippine Carabaos and Murrah Buffaloes"
Three studies were conducted at the Department of Animal Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and at the Department of Animal Science, Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Muñoz, Nueva Ecija to determine the effect... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Effectiveness of Information Mapping Compared with the Conventional Paragraph in Communicating Technical Information"
An experiment was done to compared the effectiveness of Information Mapping (IM) and the conventional paragraph (CP). Effectiveness was a function of the following characteristics; it required the subjects less time to read; it entailed less time for... Read more.MS in Development Communication (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Mosque as a Medium of Development Communication in a Malaysian Mukim"
This study attempted to find out how mosque officials and villiage residents perceived the following: 1) the role of mosque in the community; 2) use of the Friday sermon as a medium for development communication; 3) use of the mosque by the extension... Read more.MS in Development Communication (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Performance of Purebred American Brahman and Its Crosses in South Cotobato, Philippines"
The study evaluated the growth performance, mainly weaning weights, of F1-50 percent Grade Nellore x 50 percent American Brahman, F2-25 percent Grade Nellore x 75 percent American Brahman, F3-12.5 percent Grade Nellore x 87.5 American Brahman, and Pb... Read more.MS in Animal Beef (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Reproductive Performance of Native Does Fed Varying Levels of fresh ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de wit) Leaves with Concentrate Supplementation"
The study aimed to determined the effects of feeding varying levels of ipil-ipil leaves on the reproductive performance of native does. Conducted for one year, the study used a randomized complete block (RCB) scheme. Thirty-five regularly... Read more.MS in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Role of Schooling and Extension in Rice Production and Income of farmers in South Sulawesi, Indonesia"
The study sought to determine some socioeconomic characteristics of the farmer cooperators and their households; to find out if extension contact complements the effect of formal schooling in increasing rice production efficiency, net farm... Read more.MS in Agricultural Extension (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Use of Antidote to Improve Selectivity or Herbicide in Rice and Other Crops"
The effect of 1.8-naphthalic anhydride (NA) and N1N-diallyldichloroacetamide (R-25788) in protecting rice, corn, sorghum, and soybean from several herbicides were studied for five months under laboratory and simulated field conditions. NA... Read more.MS in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"A study of Response Errors in Rice and Corn Surveys."
The study investigated response errors in rice and corn surveys conducted by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (BAEcon) through its Integrated Agricultural Surveys (IAS). Measurement of data reliability was made possible by the design of the... Read more.MS (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"An Economic Analysis of the Factors Affecting HYV and Fertilizers Adoption in the Province of Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia"
The broad objective of the study was to determine the economicand non-economic factors which influenced the farmers' decisions to adopt HYV and apply chemical fertilizers and its impact on total rice production. A stratified two-stage... Read more.MS (University of the Philippines Los Baños)