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"Field Performance of UPLB White Muscovy Duck Strain (Csirina Muschata) Under Coconut-based Farming System"
Growth performance and slaughter characteristics of eight-week-old growth-fattening University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) white Muscovy duck were observed for 16 weeks to determine the effects of low plane of nutrition and natural... Read more.MS in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Flower Initiation, Fruit Set, and Yield of Rambutan (Nephellum lappaceum (L.) var. "Roengrean" Sprayed with SADH, Paclobutrazol, and Ethephon"
To induce early flowering, four-year-old rambutan trees ("Roengrean") were sprayed twice during their vegetative stage with a commercial grade of ethephon at 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 mM; paclobutrazol at 1.5, 3.0, and 4.5 Mm; and SADH at... Read more.PhD in Horticulture (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Growth and Yield of Thinned Stands and Coppices of Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Dehn.) and of Intercropped Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Thailand"
The role of thinning in Thailand's forest village plantations was assessed. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the post-thinning situation in four- and seven-year-old Eucalyptus camaldulensis plantations, particularly the... Read more.PhD in Silviculture and Forest Influences (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Household Level Processing of Ice Cream Without the Traditional Ice Cream Maker"
A modified method of making ice cream at the household level was compared with the traditional 0.5 gallon capacity electric ice cream maker. The modified method used egg beater and bowl and froze the ice cream mix without using ice and salt. To... Read more.MS in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Identification of Species of Chaetomlum in the Philippines and Screening for their Biocontrol Properties Against Seed-borne Fungi of Rice"
A survey of Chaetomium occurring in Philippine soils and animal dung was undertaken. Fifteen species from 88 isolates were studied and identified. These were Ch. anguipilium Ames., Ch. aurangabadense Tilak and Reddy, Ch. bostrychodes Zopf., Ch... Read more.PhD in Plant Pathology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Influence of Sulfltlng, Vitamin E, Defatting, and Type and Method of Packaging on the Stability of Dehydrated 'Buko' (Cocos nuclfera L.)"
A preliminary study on defatting of buko resulted in the following: 1) isopropyl alcohol was a better solvent because it did not leave any bitter taste in the product; 2) defatting at I :3 solvent to buko meat ratio at 70°C for 15 minutes... Read more.MS in Food Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Intermittent Drying of Parchment Coffee Beans"
Parchment coffee beans (Robusta variety) were used in the experiments to evaluate the effect of process variables in intermittent drying on drying time and heat energy consumption. Three levels each of air flow rate (10, 15, and 20 m3/min/m2)... Read more.MS in Agricultural Engineering (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Maternal Time Allocation and the Nutritional Status of Preschoolers in selected Rice-based Communities in Quezon Province"
Ninety-five mother-and-child pairs were the subject of this study, covering four survey periods of one rice cropping cycle. Mean market work time was lowest at land preparation period and highest at harvesting. A combined decrease in... Read more.MS in Applied Nutrition (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Microflora Associated with Outdoor Cultivation of Yolvarlella volvacea (Bull.Ex.tr.) Sing"
Forty-five samples of rice straw were collected from straw mushroom beds during outdoor cultivation of Volvariella volvacea. These were used to isolate bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi using the dilution plate technique both at room... Read more.PhD in Plant Pathology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Potassium Status and Exchange Characteristics of Some Lowland Soils in Luzon"
The study evaluated the potassium (K) status and exchange characteristics of 10 soils representing important lowland areas in Luzon. The K content of the soils was inventoried using the following extracting solutions: hydrogen flouride (HF) for... Read more.MS in Soil Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)