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"Estimating Households’ Willingness to Pay for Wastewater Treatment in Selected Traditional Agro-Food Processing Villages, Nhue-Day River Basin, Vietnam"
This study estimated the willingness-to-pay and determined the factors affecting the perception and decision of agro-food processing households on wastewater treatment in selected traditional agro-food processing village, Nhue-Day River Basin... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity and Identification of Bioactive Compounds of Senna siamea (Lam.) Leaf Extract Using Solvent and Ultrasound-Assisted Extractions"
This research was conducted to evaluate antioxidant activity and identification of bioactive compounds of Senna siamea leaf extract using solvent and ultrasound- assisted extractions (UAE). A randomized complete block design with three replicates and... Read more.PhD in Food Science (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Evaluation of Economic Efficiency of Pig Production in Nghe An Province, Vietnam"
Pig production is considered a major source of livelihood in Nghe An Province, Vietnam since it is its highest-grossing livestock commodity. At present, swine production in the province is undergoing transitions in scale—from small- to large... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Genetic diversity and heterotic grouping of Philippine inbred rice germplasm: Implications to Philippine hybrid rice breeding"
The available genetic variation in the breeders pool and an efficient selection strategy for germplasm are considered as major factors for success in hybrid rice breeding. Understanding the genetic structure and diversity in the gene pools with which... Read more.PhD in Plant Breeding (University of the Philippines Diliman)"Genetic Study of Stagnant Flooding Tolerance in Rice"
The major constraint in cultivating rice in flood-prone ecosystem is the lack of appropriate varieties. In the flood-prone ecosystem, common modern rice varieties are unlikely to grow normally due to water depth. To contribute to the rice breeding... Read more.MS in Plant Breeding (Institut Pertanian Bogor)"Governance of a Rice-Based Community Intervention for Agriculture and Rural Development"
This study aimed to analyze the governance, specifically the project design and elements of good governance of a rice-based community intervention (RBCI) to develop a community-based development (CBD) framework for agriculture and rural... Read more.PhD in Development Studies (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Growth, Yield, and Postharvest Quality of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Grown in Soilless Culture System Using Different Nutrient Sources"
The study aimed to determine the nutrient source that would produce the highest yield and optimum postharvest quality of lettuce grown in coconut coir dust under screenhouse and in field under low-tunnels. There were eight treatments for the... Read more.MS in Horticulture (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Influences of land- uses on surface water quality in Namtha River, Luangnamtha District, Lao PDR"
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of land use to water quality through an analysis of the water quality index for the protection of aquatic life and water quality index of human impact in the Namtha River. The survey area was divided... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Investigating Agronomic and Physiological Traits for Yield Improvement in Rice Breeding"
Agronomists and plant breeders usually rely on the evaluation of various plant traits in the field to select cultivar for further breeding step. Agronomic, physiological, and yield component traits, and their relationship with grain yield were... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Land Use Planning for Paddy Field in Aileu District, Timor-Leste"
Aileu is one of the districts of Timor-Leste where natural resources provide high possibilities for paddy field development. However in practice, there are many obstacles related to the unavailability of land resource potential information. The main... Read more.MS in Information Technology for Natural Resources (Institut Pertanian Bogor)