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"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)"Factors affecting the decisionmaking of farmers and traders on rice storage in selected areas of Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar"
This study examined the nature and extent of rice storage by 70 farmers and 50 traders. The profitability of storing rice was determined and the effects of physical and socioeconomic factors on the farmers’ and traders’ decision on... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Genetic characterization of blast disease resistance on rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties from Laos"
Rice blast disease, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, is one of the most devastating diseases of rice worldwide including Laos. The feasible control for rice blast is the use of resistant cultivars. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the... Read more.MS in Agronomy (Kasetsart University)"Genetic variability for grain yield and some grain quality characters and genetic correlation among these traits in white and yellow maize (Zea mays L.) populations"
Genetic variabilities for grain yield and other agronomic traits were determined in white (IPB Var6) and yellow (IPB Var13) maize populations using 100 half sibgenerated by nested genetic design or Design I and 100 S1 families. Significant... Read more.PhD in Plant Breeding (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Histological and morphological characterization of ‘Cardaba’ and ‘Cavendish’ roots of bananas (Musa x paradisiaca L.) infected with Ralstonia solanacearum (E.F. Smith) Yabuuchi et al. ‘Race 2’"
Ralstonia solanacearum causes bacterial wilt in many plant species worldwide. Race 2 affects mostly Musa and Heliconia sp. but its invasion in root tissues and multiplication site in ‘Cardaba’ and ‘Cavendish’ remains unclear... Read more.MS in Plant Pathology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Irrigation development and its impacts on farm productivity and income distribution in Central Dry Zone Area, Myanmar"
The study aimed to analyze the impact of irrigation systems on farm productivity and income distribution in the central dry zone area of Myanmar, covering the Wann Twin and Nyaung U townships in the Mandalay Division. The study found that... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Mainstreaming climate change adaptation in the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture curricular program in selected Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Centers of Excellence in Agriculture"
This study focused on mainstreaming climate change adaptation in the BS Agriculture curriculum of selected Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Centers of Excellence in Agriculture. A total of 103 faculty members from Benguet State University (BSU)... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Education (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Nature-based tourism response toward the challenge of climate change: A case study in Tanjung Puting National Park"
Climate may affect the quality and type of tourism activities that develop within a region. There are some natural tourism resources which are very vulnerable toward direct and indirect impacts of climate change threats. Increased extreme... Read more.MS in Tourism Planning (Gadjah Mada University)"Paclobutrazol, water stress, and nitrogen induced flowering in ‘Khao Nam Phueng’ pummelo"
Thailand can export pummelo for only a short period from August to September each year. However, the demand is increasing and lasts almost all year round. Hence, success in controlling the flowering time will expand the export window. In this study... Read more.PhD in Horticulture (Kasetsart University)