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"Screening for Drought Resistance with the Use of Some Morpho-Physiological Characters in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]."
Drought experiments in soybean were carried out using 100 soybean genotypes in the first experiment and 20 selected soybean genotypes in the second experiment under controlled greenhouse condition. The objectives of the study were to (1) test the... Read more.MS in Plant Breeding (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Socioeconomic Aspects of Traditional Agroforestry Practice in Two Villages in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic"
Agroforestry is a general concept for a land management system combining trees and agricultural crops or livestock and is being practiced in a number of ways or techniques. Each of these techniques is adjusted to a specific set of socioeconomic... Read more.MS in Forestry (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Some Ecological Studies on Hopea odorata Roxb. and Hopea pubescens Ridl. Seedlings"
Hopea odorata is fairly widely distributed in evergreen forests from mainland Southeast Asia to the Andaman Islands, Borneo, and the Philippine Islands, while H. pubescens is only endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. Both species belong to... Read more.PhD in Forestry (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Stochastic Modeling of Philippine Weather Data"
Weather data are very important for agricultural planning and other related activities. However, a weather station may not always be established in every location. Thus, weather data estimation is needed when either one or both of the following... Read more.PhD in Statistics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Sustainability Indicators of the Hanunuo Mangyan Agroforestry Systems, Sitio Dangkalan, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines"
The general objectives of this study were to identify and analyze the key sustainability indicators of the Hanunuo Mangyan indigenous agroforestry systems, and assess the extent of sustainability. The methodologies used to attain the... Read more.PhD in Forestry (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Trade Liberalization in Thailand and its Economic Effects on the Rice, Rubber and Sugar Industries"
This study assessed the economic effects of trade liberalization on the rice, rubber and sugar industries in Thailand using time series data from 1976 to 1996. Specifically, it examined the government policies/programs and trade reforms, and... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"An Economic Analysis of Sweet Potato Production and Utilization for Animal Feed in North Vietnam"
The study aimed to determine the effects of government policies on the incentive structure of the sweet potato industry in North Vietnam. It reviewed the national program on sweet potato production and the government policies in the input and... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Analysis of Decision Models for Upland Soil Conservation in Argao, Cebu"
This study aimed to resolve the controversy on the relative importance of economic vs. non-economic factors as determinants of farmers' decision to adopt soil conservation technologies in the uplands at each stage of the decision-making... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Anatomical and Biochemical Mechanism of Tissue Hardening in Heat-treated "Solo" Papaya (Carica papaya L.) Fruits"
The mechanism involved in the development of tissue hardening in heat-treated "solo" papaya fruits was investigated. Fruits were subjected to hot water treatment (49ºC for 120 minutes) to induce the development of hardened... Read more.PhD in Horticulture (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Audience Profiling and Communication Planning to Promote Environmental Management among Sampaloc Lake Resource Users"
The study aimed to establish a communication profile of the Sampaloc Lake resource users in San Pablo City which will be used as basis in the formulation of a prototype communication plan to promote environmental management among them. ... Read more.MS in Development Communication (University of the Philippines Los Baños)