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"Effect of Land Use Patterns on Runoff, Sediment Yield, and Pesticide Loading in Selected Microcatchments in Manupali Watershed, Lantapan, Bukidnon, Philippines"
A study on the effect and relationship of land use patterns on runoff (average, peak, and volume), sediment yield, and pesticide loading on a watershed scale was conducted on four selected upland microcatchments in Manupali Watershed in... Read more.MS in Soil and Water Engineering (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effect of Single Resistance Genes and their Pyramid on the Diversity of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Population Under Field Conditions as Revealed by Insertion Sequence-polymerase Chain Reaction (IS-PCR)."
Knowledge of plant-pathogen interaction and pathogen population structure can contribute to sustainable manipulation and deployment of host resistance in disease control. A molecular technique that is reliable but simpler than other methods... Read more.PhD in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effects of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) as a Substitute Feed on Lactating Dairy Cattle"
Improvement of ruminant feeding system by using locally grown fodder has received much attention in the tropics. Recently, kenaf has been shown to be a valuable fodder for beef cattle and small ruminants, but information on its use for dairy... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Farm Efficiency and Household Labor Supply on Off-farm Employment and their Effect on Farm Sustainability in Fringe Urban Area"
This research aimed to conduct economic valuation to farmland in peri-urban area, analyze farmer readiness to leave the farm activity, analyze the attraction of nonfarm sector to the farmers that can influence farmers to leave or maintain their... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (Gadjah Mada University)"Identification of Genetic Diversity of Coconut Germplasm from Papua using RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA) and SSR (Simple Sequence Repeats) Markers"
Migration, geographic isolation, hybridization, mutation, and selection are most likely causes of population differentiation of coconut, where one species, Cocos nucifera L. forms various cultivars based on the habit where they grow, fruit... Read more.PhD in Biology (Bogor Agricultural University)"Land Suitability and Fertility Capability Evaluation for Land Reform Area in Maha Sarakham Province, Thailand"
Land suitability evaluation is one of the most effective methods for proper agricultural land use planning as it evaluates the suitability of land for a specific crop. Soil clusters were obtained using cluster analysis, which groups soils according... Read more.MS in Soil Fertility and Management (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Land Use Changes and Biodiversity Conservation in Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia"
The study was conducted at Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, from February 2001 to April 2002 for field study, and July to August 2003 for geographic information system (GIS) analysis. Factors affecting land use changes at... Read more.PhD in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Landscape Dynamics and Hydrologic Changes in Mananga Watershed, Cebu, Philippines"
The change in landscape structure and its influence on the hydrology of Mananga Watershed in Cebu Province were assessed. Land use maps in 1956, 1985, and 1995, together with topographic and other thematic maps, were used to identify and... Read more.PhD in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Marketing Margin Analysis of Arabica Coffee in East Timor"
The objectives of the research were to (1) understand the marketing channel and marketing institution in concerned Arabica coffee product channeling from producer to consumer in Timor-Leste, (2) calculate the amount of coffee marketing margin... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (Gadjah Mada University)"Modeling of Risk Management for Sustainable Fruits Agro-industrial Development"
The Decision Support System (DSS) of risk management for sustainable fruit agro-industrial development was constructed in this research. The DSS model (M-Risk) was designed by using system approach and methodology to achieve integrated... Read more.PhD in Agro-Industrial Technology (Bogor Agricultural University)