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"Freezing Preservation of mango (Mangifera indica Linn)"
Several prefreezing treatments were made in order to preserve the fresh qualities of "carabao" mango after freezing and thawing. Steeping of scooped ripe fruits in 40° Brix syrup with 0.1% ascorbic acid before freezing at -29°C... Read more.MS (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Harvesting Conditions Affecting the Threshing of Palay"
The study was conducted to determine the effects of palay harvesting conditions, baesd on grain moisture content, on the performance characteristics of six different rice threshers and on the threshing quality of palay. Results indicated that the... Read more.MS (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Light interception and Photosynthesis Rate of Grain Sorghum Cultivars of Disease Plant Types"
Seven grain sorghum cultivars were grown on three levels of nitrogen fertilizer and population density and in three environments to determine the efficiency of some morphological characters in light interception, photosynthesis and grain... Read more.PhD (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Nutrient media Affecting Growth and Development of Vanda sanderiana Young seedlings Growth in Vitro."
The Study was Condusted to determine the best nutrient media requirements using combinations of organic additives and growth regulations for in vitro of V. sanderianai seedlings. Banana homogenate, coconut water, tomato juice, auxin (NAA... Read more.MS (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Rice Hull Powder as a Filler for Phenol Formaldehyde Glue in Plywood Manufacture"
The study sought to find out the effects of rice hull filler on the glue mixture viscosity, glue bond quality and cutting tool dullness. Ash content of rice hull filler was also determined. Six glue mixtures were tested on Mayapis, Shorea... Read more.MS (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Role Performance of Barrio Council Members in Community Development Infrasfrustructure Projects in the Province of Laguna"
The study sought to determine the degree or extent of the role performance of barrio council members in community development infrastructure projects under Republic Act No. 3590, and to investigate the relationship between personal and related... Read more.PhD (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Selection for desirable plant types in two Maize Composite Varieties."
Two design I experiments were conducted to estimate some genetic parameters in maize usng CUBA GPO. I x Eto Amarillo and Cuba 40x cupurico composites studied were grain yield days to silking ear leaf area leaf angle and number of... Read more.PhD (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Studies on growth Analysis of Soybean [Glycine max (L) Merr]"
Field experiment were conducted under upland and lowland soil conditions to determine the growth performance of three soybean varieties. Results showed that the biggest varietal type, CES-434, gave greater dry matter and seed yield than the... Read more.PhD (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Studies on Plant Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Rice with Emphasis on the Rice-root Nematode Hirschamanniella mucronate (Das, 1960) Luc and Goodey, 1963"
Eight nematode genera were identified in a survey conducted in several rice-growing areas of Laguna, Bicol, Mindanao and Western Visayas, namely: Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie, Hirschmanniella sp., Tylenchorhynchus sp., Helicotylenchus sp.... Read more.MS (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Adoption of Farmers' Association among farmers in Pila, Laguna Philippines"
The study aimed to determine the factors which motivated the farmers to adopt and become members of the farmers’ association under the UPCA/SEARCA Social Laboratory in five barrios of pila Data were gathered through personal... Read more.MS (University of the Philippines Los Baños)