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"Comparative Diversity and Composition of Xyleborini ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Rubber Plantation and Secondary Forest, Southern Thailand"
Xyleborini ambrosia beetles were investigated and compared in terms of abundance, diversity, and species composition among three different habitats: rubber plantation, adjoining secondary forest, and its edge at Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary... Read more.MS in Entomology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Development of a Laboratory Scale Sorting Machine for Mandarin Orange (Citrus reticulata Blanco) Using Machine Vision"
Citrus is one of the most important fruits in Myanmar and its annual production reached 353,050 metric tons in 2015. From 2009 to 2015, Myanmar’s average growth rate for the citrus production is three percent per year. In this study, a... Read more.MS in Agricultural Engineering (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Development of an optimized process to produce partially cooked corn grits"
Corn is used as a staple food to substitute rice by processing it into steamed corn grits, which is consumed particularly in central part of Java and Madura region, Indonesia. Unfortunately, there is minimum information on the process preparation of... Read more.MS in Food Technology (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Disease Survey of Rice in Lao PDR and Control of Sheath Diseases"
The objectives of this study were to survey rice diseases and to study in detail the important rice disease in Lao PDR. Survey and collection of rice diseases in major rice production fields; identification of the rice disease causal agents; and... Read more.MS in Plant Pathology (Khon Kaen University)"Diversity of Rhynchostylis gigantea (Lindl.) Ridl. in Thailand Based on Morphological Characters and Low-copy Nuclear Gene Sequences"
A total of 57 Rhynchostylis gigantea accessions collected from 22 locations across five of the seven floristic regions of Thailand were investigated for genetic diversity based on morphological characteristics and low-copy nuclear gene sequence... Read more.MS in Tropical Agriculture (Kasetsart University)"Effects of Concentrate Supplementation on Growth Performance and Response to Estrous Synchronization of Local Goats in Lao PDR"
The study was divided into two experiments: Experiment I: The study aimed to investigate the effects of concentrate supplementation levels on growth performance and digestibility of local female goats fed with paper mulberry leaves... Read more.MS in Animal Science (Chiang Mai University)"Effects of local farming practices on soil degradation in the Raumoco Watershed, Timor-Leste"
Timor-Leste is currently battling the effects of soil degradation that resulted from a long history of sociopolitical unrest, followed by decades of poor land utilization and unhealthy farming practices. As a step toward ameliorating the presently... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Extension Support System for Community Enterprises of Garcinia-based Products in Phuket, Thailand"
The research sought to examine the extension support provided to food processing and marketing of garcinia-based products of community enterprises in Phuket, Thailand. Specifically, the study aimed to (1) describe the profile of the respondents, (2... Read more.MS in Extension Education (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Factors affecting food security among upland agriculture households in Paletwa Township, Chin State of Myanmar"
One-sixth of the world population are individually food insecure. The second sustainable development goal of the United Nations, which aimed zero hunger, now extends to end hunger and achieve food security. Myanmar is one of the most food insecure... Read more.MS in Rural Development Management (Khon Kaen University)"Factors Affecting the Credit Utilization of Rice Farmers in Kyeintali Sub-Township, Rakhine State, Myanmar"
This study aimed to analyze factors that affected farmers’ credit utilization by sources, as well as loan repayment and to identify credit allocation purposes of the farmers. The study was done in Kyeintali Sub-township, Southern Rakhine State... Read more.MS in Rural Development Management (Khon Kaen University)