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"Physiologic responses of heatstressed broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus L.) subjected to early thermal conditioning and feed restriction"
Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the physiologic consequences of early thermal conditioning (ETC) and early feed restriction (EFR) in broiler chickens. In Study 1, chicks were exposed to ETC (ambient temperature of 36 ±... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Physiological and biochemical bases of sprout inhibition in stored onion Allium cepa L. cv. Red Creole bulbs by pre- or postharvest application of ethylene"
The physicochemical and physiological bases of sprout inhibition with pre- and postharvest application of ethylene were investigated in ‘Red Creole’ onion bulbs during storage at 6–8ºC and under ambient conditions... Read more.PhD in Horticulture (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Pollination biology of Coffea liberica W. Bull ex Hiern var. liberica in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines"
The floral biology and pollination of Coffea liberica var. liberica in an agroecosystem in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines was studied. The inflorescences were non-terminal and blooming was asynchronous. The flowers were herkogamous and highly variable... Read more.PhD in Botany (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Price volatility and supply response of poultry in the Philippines: The autoregressive conditional heteroscedastic (ARCH) approach."
The study analyzed the price volatility and supply response of Philippine poultry through live broiler, dressed chicken, chicken eggs, and duck eggs. The autoregressive conditional heteroscedastic (ARCH) approach was used to estimate the expected... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Quality analysis of brown rice using computer vision system (CVS)"
Responding to the need of an automated milling quality assessment for brown rice, a computer vision system (CVS) was implemented to reduce the tedious and subjective manual method of evaluation. An ordinary flatbed scanner and a digital... Read more.MS in Agricultural Engineering (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Selection, characterization, and infectivity of entomopathogenic fungi against the spider mite (Tetranychus kanzawai (Kishida) (Tetranychidae: Acarina)."
Six isolates of Beauveria bassiana (Bb1–Bb6), seven isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae (Ma1–Ma7), and one isolate of Paecilomyces lilacinus (P1) from Philippines and Indonesia were evaluated for their infectivity to Tetranychus kanzawai... Read more.PhD in Entomology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Spatial integration and price transmission of chicken markets in Central Java, Indonesia"
The study analyzed the spatial market integration and price transmission, and proposed policy directions to enhance market efficiency of the chicken markets in Central Java Province, Indonesia for the period 2004–2009. Broiler and native... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Sufficiency economy philosophy process implementation and outcomes: The case of Naso, Yasothon Province, Thailand"
This research focused on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP), which was developed and advocated by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. It aimed to describe and determine the process of SEP implementation and outcomes. The survey method and... Read more.PhD in Rural Development (Central Luzon State University)"Supplementary light for wet-season production of lettuce (Lactuca sativa Linn.) under protective cultivation"
Romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. cv. Romaine) was grown in containers under portable quonset protective structures from July 29 to August 20, 2010, coinciding with the wet season period in the Philippines. Supplementary light using warm white... Read more.MS in Horticulture (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Variations in cultural, morphological and molecular characteristics, and aggressiveness of different isolates of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc., causal organism of anthracnose on mango (Mangifera indica L. cv. Carabao)"
Fifty-six pathogenic isolates of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides were isolated from mangoes cv. ‘Carabao’ in different locations of the Philippines. The isolates were grouped based on their colony characteristics at five days after... Read more.MS in Plant Pathology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)