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Jason D. Braga1, Lorina A. Galvez2*, Roberta D. Lauzon3 and Yan Diczbalis4 ABSTRACT Oil quality is important in the production of quality and safe fried food products. This study aimed to assess the quality of oil extracted from vacuum-fried jackfruit pulp products and the fried products at Visayas State University (VSU), Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines, …

Chemical quality of extracted oil and sensory quality of vacuum fried jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) pulp as influenced by frying cycle Read More »

Jorge P. Cabelin1* and Beatriz C. Jadina2 ABSTRACT Landslides have become very frequent in Leyte which justifies the need for soil assessment and characterization of the landslide-prone areas in the province. This study assessed the physical characteristics of soils from the landslide areas in Cadac-an watershed in Leyte, Philippines. Landslide cuts located in the central …

Physical characteristics of soils in the landslide areas of Cadac-an Watershed in Leyte, Philippines Read More »

Sarah M. Ravelo* and Arsenio D. Ramos1 ABSTRACT The major problem limiting large scale commercial production and/or expansion of pineapple production is the difficulty in obtaining large quantity of quality planting materials due to slow rate of multiplication by conventional methods of propagation that mostly relies on the use of suckers and slips.. The study …

Split crown technique for mass propagation of pineapple (Ananas comosus L.) var. queen Read More »

Ruth O. Escasinas1* and Oscar B. Zamora2 ABSTRACT Rice yield fluctuates because of environmental influences on morphological and physiological processes, as well as inadequate human intervention, to stabilize crop productivity. A field experiment was conducted in two cropping seasons at the experimental area of the Department of Agronomy, Visayas State University, Baybay, Leyte to evaluate …

Morphological and physiological performance of PSB Rc18 lowland rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown at different water, spacing and nutrient management Read More »

Teofanes A. Patindol1* and Eulito V. Casas, Jr.2 ABSTRACT This study reflects the present status of Tacloban City mangrove vegetation and would be useful for mangrove restoration program. Surveys of mangrove forests in Tacloban City were conducted from October to November 2017 in 12 selected sites. Quadrat method was used to assess the species composition …

Species diversity and composition of mangroves in Tacloban City, Philippines Read More »

Julie D. Tan1* and Takuji Ohwada2 ABSTRACT Plastic wastes decomposition has been a pressing environmental problem worldwide. In this study, polyurethane (PUR), a thermoset plastic was tested for biodegradation by polyurethane-degrading microorganisms that were isolated from a dumpsite at Kamishihoro, Tokachi, Obihiro, Japan. Actinomycetes were the most abundant microorganisms from soil samples. From the 65 …

Isolation and identification of microorganisms for polyurethane degradation Read More »

John Philip Lou M. Lumain1* and Lotis M. Balala2 ABSTRACT This study determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with Fasciola and Paramphistomum and the co-infection of both parasites in 246 Philippine carabaos slaughtered in Ormoc City abattoir. Upon postmortem examination, adult parasites were collected from the organ of localization and identified based on morphological …

Prevalence and risk factors associated with Fasciola gigantica and Paramphistomum cervi infection through actual retrieval in Philippine Carabaos in Ormoc City Abattoir, Philippines Read More »

Deejay Maranguit1*,2 and Yakov Kuzyakov2,3 ABSTRACT Direct 33P labeling approach is a very powerful technique that has high sensitivity in tracing the fate of added phosphorus (P) fertilizers across various P pools. Nonetheless, only a few studies have used this approach. This study traced the fate of applied P fertilizer in acidic P-limited soil using …

Fate of phosphorus fertilizer in acidic Cambisol assessed using 33P isotope labeling technique Read More »

Nonna Fatima H. Abello1 and Tessie C. Nuñez1* ABSTRACT Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum leads to death of infected suckers and reduces the yield of commercially important banana varieties like Lakatan. Among the many varieties of banana, no germplasm with bacterial wilt resistance has been identified yet (Tripathi et al 2004). Mutation induction in …

In vitro growth response to bacterial wilt pathogen of banana (var. lakatan, Musa acuminata Colla) plantlets regenerated from ethyl methanesulfonate-treated shoot explants Read More »

Eugene B. Lañada1*, Ana Marquiza M. Quilicot1, Lotis M. Balala1, Evelyn S. Cortez1, Santiago T. Peña Jr.1, Ronald B. Torregoza1 and Marissa Cano2 ABSTRACT The study assessed knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) pertinent to rabies among 1187 households from 68 barangays in Baybay City to provide baseline information on the levels of knowledge, attitudes and …

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to rabies control in Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines Read More »