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Prospects of the Components of Myanmar Food Control System for Health and Trade Efficacy

Volume 36 No. 1 January - June 2014 / By

Wai Yee Lin1 and Masahiro Yamao2 ABSTRACT Limited functional capacity and inadequate resources of government food control are common constraints in the export success of agricultural-resource-rich developing countries, thereby resulting to less competence in international food trade. The main sources of income for majority of the population depend on and directly relate with the success …

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Farming Practices of Rice Farmers in Can-Avid and Dolores, Eastern Samar

Volume 37 No. 2 July - December 2015 / By

Rogelio B. Robedizo ABSTRACT The research aimed to account for the technologies practiced by farmers of Can-avid and Dolores, Eastern Samar. These two municipalities are considered as the major rice producing towns of Eastern Samar. It sought to determine the degree of adoption of modern and indigenous rice technologies and to identify the problems met …

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Knowledge Sharing Behavior of Rice Farmers in the Cyber-Villages

Volume 37 No. 2 July - December 2015 / By

Ludito V. Ramirez1 and Ma. Theresa H. Velasco2 ABSTRACT The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has established cyber-villages in an effort to speed up dissemination and adoption of rice technologies. How farmers share information obtained from the sources is less documented. In this paper, we present an analysis of the knowledge sharing behavior of rice …

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Variety and Sulfite Levels Affect Microbial and Sensory Properties of Dehydrated Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) During Storage

Volume 37 No. 2 July - December 2015 / By

Lorena A. Galvez ABSTRACT One of the problems of the dehydrated jackfruit produced in Visayas State University (VSU) is the development of browning after 1 to 2 months of storage. This study was conducted to determine the effects of variety and sulfite on the sensory and microbial quality of the product during 4 months storage …

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Assessment of Nutritional Potency and Pomological Traits in the Wild and Cultivated Varieties of Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae)

Volume 37 No. 2 July - December 2015 / By

Salma Suhara Beevy and Noor Muhammed Haseena Bai ABSTRACT Nutrient composition in the fruits of cultivated and wild varieties of M. charantia viz, M. charantia var. charantia and var. muricata were evaluated to prioritize the wild accessions suitable for crop improvement programme. The nutritive value of the varieties were assessed in terms of the quantity …

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Egg Albumin Supplementation Decreases Isolation-Induced Aggression in Male White Mice

Volume 37 No. 2 July - December 2015 / By

Francis S. Legario1,2* and Maureen Antonette D. Bereber1 ABSTRACT There is a need to search for solutions of minimizing aggression so as to minimize violence. The purpose of the study is to determine the effects of different levels of egg albumin supplementation to the aggressive behavior of male white mice (Mus musculus). Specifically, this study …

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Potential of Chitosan for the Control of Tomato Bacterial Wilt Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al

Volume 37 No. 2 July - December 2015 / By

Lucia M. Borines1, Rezel M. Sagarino1, Rosario B. Calamba1, Ma. Angelica A. Contioso1, Jacob Glenn F. Jansalin2 and Candelario L. Calibo2 ABSTRACT Bacterial wilt is an important constraint to tomato production. The search for an effective and safe method of managing bacterial wilt is imperative. Chitosan, a deactylated chitin was reported to possess direct antimicrobial …

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Population Ecology of the Fiddler Crab spp. in Uca Punta, Baybay City, Leyte

Volume 37 No. 2 July - December 2015 / By

Kalvin Jay G. Boregon and Julissah C. Evangelio ABSTRACT A study on the population of the fiddler crabs, Uca spp. was conducted to determine their abundance, density, sex ratio, frequency and distribution pattern in the mangrove area of Punta, Baybay City, Leyte. A total of 126 individual fiddler crabs belonging to three different species were …

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Physicochemical Properties, Lipid and Fatty Acid Profile of “Batuan” [Garcinia binucao (Blco.) Choisy] Seed Oil

Volume 37 No. 2 July - December 2015 / By

Elizabeth S. Quevedo1, Laura J. Pham2, Florinia E. Merca3 and Antonio C. Laurena4 ABSTRACT The seed oil of “batuan” [Garcinia binucao (Blco.) Choisy] fruit, an indigenous, lesser known, and with promising economic potential, was characterized to evaluate its quality and potential for product development. Using standard AOAC methods, thin layer chromatography and gas chromatography, the …

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Quaternary Vegetation History of the Lower Bengal Basin (India) Inferred from Palaeo-palynological Analysis

Volume 37 No. 2 July - December 2015 / By

Payel Roy and Nimai Chandra Barui ABSTRACT Black peat samples deposited in between sandy clay layers were collected from an uncovered profile at Rajarhat, 24 Paraganas (N), 20 km extreme North East of the city of Kolkata, (22⁰34’N, 88⁰ 30′ E) West Bengal. The profile resulted from an excavation made during the construction of a …

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