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"Phytoremediation Performance of Dominant Aquatic Macrophytes and Riparian Vegetation of Balili River, Benguet, Philippines in a Pilot-Scale Constructed Wetland"
Amidst more than a decade of rehabilitation efforts, Balili River remains polluted thus alternative clean-up method such as phytoremediation is timely and worth investigating. This study documented the phytoremediation potential of selected local... Read more.PhD in Botany (Plant Ecology) (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Prevalence and Risk Factors of Trypanosoma evansi Infection among Water Buffalos (Bubalus bubalis) in Ubay, Bohol, Philippines"
This study is the first in Visayas to determine the prevalence of T. evansi infection or surra and its associated risk factors. The study was able to accomplish the stated objectives. The true prevalence at the herd level was 24.70% and the true... Read more.MS in Veterinary Epidemiology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Price Volatility and Supply Response of Beef in Indonesia"
Beef is one of the strategic commodities produced from the business in the livestock sub-sector. Beef is also a potential commodity to be developed in Indonesia because: (1) Indonesia has abundant resources that could provide feed from available... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (Institut Pertanian Bogor)"Resource Capabilities as Determinants of Quality of Agricultural Higher Education in Timor-Leste"
This study was undertaken in four higher agricultural institutions in Timor-Leste which offer Bachelor and Licentiate in agricultural science programs. It aimed to assess the resource capabilities as determinants of quality of agricultural higher... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Education (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Responses of Contrasting Rice Genotypes to Anaerobic Condition During Germination"
Most Asian rice farmers are shifting from labor, water, and energy intensive transplanted puddle rice (TPR) to direct-seeded rice (DSR) system due to scarcity of these resources. Although weed problem in DSR can be suppressed with flooding after dry... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Rice Farmer's Preference for Agricultural Extension Services in Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia"
In Cambodia, the national agricultural extension policy was formulated to increase the effectiveness of public agricultural extension services (AES) regarding demand-driven of extension services. This study was conducted to determine rice... Read more.MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics (Kasetsart University)"Robust Estimation for Linear Mixed Model in the Prediction of Milk Production"
Milk production has become an increasingly important commodity in Thailand. Milk yield prediction models are important components of dairy milk production system from the farm management viewpoint to genetic improvement of dairy cows. The usefulness... Read more.PhD in Statistics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Energy Cost of Cambodian Lowland and Rice Grown Under Different Establishment Methods"
Agricultural practices play an important role in increasing crop yields, but high crop yield is associated with high energy use. The study aimed to estimate the various energy use from farm to-plate of lowland rice grown under four methods in Cambodi... Read more.MS in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Extent and the Poverty and Gender Equity Impacts of Technological Innovation Adoption among Micro, Small, and Medium Food Processing Enterprises in Davao Region, Philippines"
This study’s main research question as contextualized for Davao region, Philippines, is: what are the effects of the extent of technological innovation adoption (TIA) among micro, small, and medium food processing enterprises (MSMFEs) on the... Read more.PhD in Development Studies (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Weather Variability and Rice-Based Farmers' Adaptation Practices in Myinmu Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar"
As with most cropping systems, the rice-based farming system in Myinmu Township is weather-dependent. The research sought to analyze the adaptation practices to weather variability of farmers in Myinmu Township, Sagaing Region in Myanmar... Read more.MS in Extension Education (University of the Philippines Los Baños)