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"Impact of Land Reform Program on Economic Efficiency and Equity Among Rice Farmers in Nakhon-Nayok Land Reform Area, Thailand"
The main objective of the study was to analyze the impact of Land Reform Program on economic efficiency and equity as well as to determine the factors affecting economic efficiency among rice farmers in Nakhon-Nayok Land Reform Area, Thailand.... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Interrelationships Among Supernodulation, Prolonged Juvenile Growth and Biomass Yields in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]"
Grafting experiments in soybean were carried out to put together the supernodulating characteristic from a Bragg mutant and the juvenile genes from tropical cultivars. Experiments were conducted under natural long and short day regimes. The... Read more.PhD in Plant Breeding (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Isolation and Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Traditional Fermented Fish and Pork Foods of Laos"
The objectives of the research were to (1) isolate lactic acid bacteria from traditionally fermented fish and pork food products, namely: Pa dek, Pa dek kheuang, Pa chao, Sompa, Pa noi/Pa chom, Som khai pa, and Sommou; (2) screen the isolates... Read more.MS in Food Science and Technology (Gadjah Mada University)"Isolation of Salmonella spp. and Detection of their Enterotoxin in Cattle from Selected Dairy Farms in Bacthai Province, Vietnam"
Rectal fecal samples of 238 dairy cattle from 10 selected farms in Bacthai Province, Vietnam, were cultured to detect Salmonella. The overall prevalence of Salmonella infection derived from sampled farms was 22.58 percent. Salmonella spp. was... Read more.MS in Veterinary Medicine (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Isolation, Identification, and Detection of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli from Dairy Calves in Hanoi City and Hatay Province, Vietnam"
Rectal fecal samples of diarrheic and non-diarrheic dairy calves (90 each) from 10 selected farms in Hanoi City and Hatay province, Vietnam, were cultured to detect enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) which possess pilus antigen and produce... Read more.MS in Veterinary Medicine (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Leadership Traits and Villages' Involvement In Community Development Projects in Dangkor District, Cambodia"
This study examined the results of agency-motivated projects in Dangkor District, Cambodia particularly in terms of the role of village leaders and how leadership traits affected the involvement of the villages. The agency used in the study... Read more.MS in Community Development (Universiti Pertanian Malaysia)"Long-term Effect of Alley Cropping System on Soil Productivity and Soil Quality: Evaluation of its Sustainability on Soil Resource"
Field and laboratory studies were conducted to evaluate the sustainability of alley cropping systems (with and without mulching) and fanners' practice as well as to im prove the existing cropping systems for a more sustainable agricul ture... Read more.PhD in Soil Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Morphometric Variabilities and Blood Protein and Isozyme Polymorphisms in Philippine Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos Linn.) and in Muscovy Ducks (Carina moschata Linn.) of the Philippines and Thailand"
Two simultaneous studies were conducted to describe and compare the morphometric variabilities and genetic polymorphisms in Philippine Mallard and Muscovy duck varieties of the Philippines and Thailand. In Study 1, 163 adult Philippine... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Pesticide Productivity and Farmers' Efficiency in Alternative Pest Management Practices in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam"
This study aimed to develop a bio-economic model to measure the productivity of pesticides. It also attempted to estimate and compare the efficiency level of the current farmers’ practices and of IPM strategy of pest management, and to... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Relationship of Some Environmental Factors with the Tree Layer and Other Plant Communities in a Lowland Rainforest of Palawan, Philippines"
The study was conducted in Sitio Kayasa, Brgy. Tagabinit, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan from August 1, 1995 to February 20, 1996. A patch of virgin forest surrounds this limestone rock. Thirty-two square plots in a line plot layout, each with... Read more.PhD in Forestry (University of the Philippines Los Baños)