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"Agro-physiological adaptation and nitrogen fixation of soybean Glycine max L. varieties to three flooding regimes and growth stages"
The study conducted two experiments, namely: pot experiment at the Crop Science Cluster, University of the Philippines Los Baños (CSC, UPLB) from May to September 2009 and field experiment at the Central Experimental Station, UPLB from January... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Aroma loss in rice as affected by different conditions during postproduction operations"
One of the attributes that contribute to the overall rice quality is its aroma. Fragrant rice has become popular and continues to command higher price than ordinary rice because of its distinctive pleasant scent, but decreases with time and... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Engineering (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Climate change impacts and adaptations among the indigenous highland farming communities of the Ambuklao Watershed, Benguet, Philippines"
The study was conducted to analyze local level climatic trends; and characterize and evaluate adaptations in response to climate change impacts with respect to crop production, water resources, and household economy. Statistical analysis of... Read more.PhD in Forestry: Forest Resource Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Comparative assessment of using rice straw for rapid composting and straw mushroom production in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions in Mekong Delta, Vietnam and Central Luzon, Philippines"
The study aimed to assess two alternative uses of rice straw (rapid composting and straw mushroom production) in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions in Mekong Delta, Vietnam and in Central Luzon, Philippines. The study surveyed 417... Read more.PhD in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Correlates of agriculture students’ creativity in Yala Rajabhat University in Thailand: Analysis of teaching styles, learning styles, and technology integration"
The study determined the agriculture students’ learning styles and creativity and their perception of their teachers’ teaching styles and technology integration in the Department of Agricultural Technology (DAT), Yala Rajabhat University... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Education (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Economic assessment by farmers of the multifunctional outputs of rice farms in Leyte, Philippines"
This study provided an assessment of the economic values, in monetary terms, of the multifunctional outputs of rice farms from the point of view of farmers in Leyte. The multifunctional outputs identified, verified, and assessed by the farmers... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effects of endomycorrhizal inoculation on the growth and survival of Jatropha curcas L., Acacia mangium Willd, and Casuarina equisetifolia J.R. & G. Forst seedling in nickel-mined soil in Southern Palawan, Philippines"
The influence of vesicular-arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi (VAMF) on the growth of Jatropha curcas, Acacia mangium, and Casuarina equisetifolia in the abandoned mined soil with 1.01 percent nickel concentration was examined at the experimental area of... Read more.MS in Forestry: Silviculture and Forest Influences (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Environmental benefits and costs of conserving Layawan Watershed for sustainable domestic water supply in Oroquieta City, Philippines"
The sustainability of domestic water supply from the Layawan Watershed in Oroquieta City critically depends on past and present conservation activities and the availability of funds from stakeholders such as households, communities, and government... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Environmental management of the Stung Treng Ramsar wetland site in Samaki Sangkat and O’Svay Commune, Stung Treng Town,Cambodia"
The study assessed the environmental management in the four villages of Samaki Sangkat in Stung Treng Town and five villages of O’Svay Commune in Thala Boriwat District, Stung Treng Town, Cambodia. Both primary and secondary data were used... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Estrogenic disruption in male common carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus) introduced to the east and west sites of Laguna De Bay"
Experiments were conducted to determine contamination of Laguna de Bay with estrogen disruptors and to examine their impact on introduced fish. Results revealed 17β-estradiol (E2) levels in water samples ranging from 0.29 ± 0.07 μg/L... Read more.PhD in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)