Roberta Dizon-Lauzon and Linda B. Mabesa ABSTRACT Cocoyam flour was prepared into cookies, chips and noodles and used as binder in meat loaf. The sensory attributes of the products were comparable to the same products produces from wheat flour and corn starch, and all the processed products were acceptable. Product evaluation revealed that the level …
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Crisanta E. Sajise ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to determine the effect of host genotype, inoculum density and plant age on the severity of Fusarium root and stem rot in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). Different levels of Fusarium solani inculum, namely: 8 x 104, 2 x 106 and 4 x 108 conidia/mL were inoculated to 5-, …
Manuel K. Palomar and Mario A. Martinez ABSTRACT PRC 24 cassava plants inoculated with Cercospora henningsii at 8 weeks after planting manifested the earliest symptom and defoliation. Initial symptoms of cassava brown leaf spot disease are light green, round lesions about 3.5 mm in diameter which later turn greenish brown. These lesions then coalesce and …
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Rhea Jenny A. Ogalesco, Editha G. Cagasan2,Christina A. Gabrillo2 and Milagros C. Bales3 ABSTRACT The Philippines has been implementing its Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) for over 40 years now. However, measles outbreaks are still reported. One of the reasons behind this is parental vaccine hesitancy. This study aimed to understand conditions surrounding vaccine hesitancy …
Maria Hazel I. Bellezas1*, Jose M. Yorobe Jr.2, lsabelita M. Paduayon2, Prudenciano U. Gordoncillo2 and Antonio J. Alcantara Jr.3 ABSTRACT Rice, as a staple food for the Filipinos, is widely studied from production to consumption. However, observations of the National Food Authority domestic procurement and price stabilization policy, as well as results of the marketing …
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Loraine P. Baclayon1, Julious B. Cerna3 and Lynette C. Cimafranca2* ABSTRACT Mabolo (Diospyros blancoi A. DC) is an underutilized fruit in the Philippines. To add value and maximize the utilization of this nutritional fruit, the potential of mabolo for the production of highly saleable baked products, such as tarts, was explored. Specifically, the study aimed …
Rodney H. Perez1,2, Kohei Himeno2, Takeshi Zendo2 and Kenji Sonomoto2 ABSTRACT Bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are industrially important compounds that have been utilized as a safe food preservative replacing the potentially harmful synthetic chemical preservatives, Enterococcus faecium NKR- 5-3 is a novel LAB strain that produces five different bacteriocins‘ The critical fermentation factors, …
Cyrill John P. Godinez1*, Masahide Nishibori2 and Dinah M. Espina1 ABSTRACT The Philippines has a number of chicken genetic groups, mostly of non-descript and indigenous type. In view of the need to expand the information on native chicken diversity, this study was conducted to identify distinct qualitative traits and estimate genetic diversity and relationship among …
Eunice Kenee L. Seriño1* and Beatriz S. Belonias ABSTRACT Biological monitoring is a valuable method used in conservation studies to protect and preserve the biological integrity of natural ecosystems. This study was conducted to assess the water quality of the Pagbanganan River using planktonic algae as bioindicators of organic pollution. Horizontal tows were made in …
Luz G. Asio1* and Nenita E. dela Cruz2 ABSTRACT Until now, no studies have been conducted in the Philippines on the use of the Mitscherlich-Bray equation to formulate NPK fertilizer recommendation for sweetpotato. This study used the Mitscherlich-Bray equation to formulate NPK requirements for sweetpotato. Independent experimental set-ups of N (7 application levels), P (6 …