Belita T. Amihan ABSTRACT Three hundred coconut farmers in 5 municipalities of Leyte, Philippines were interviewed to find out their perceptions of and expectations from the National Coconut Planting/Replanting Program (NCP / RP). The overall perception of the respondents towards the NCP/ RP was low specifically on its implementing policies. Thirty-five percent of the farmers …
Oscar D. Monera and E. J. del Rosario ABSTRACT The stability of coconut milk emulsion against creaming at different pH levels was evaluated in terms of the concentration of oil, protein, total phosphorus and lipid phosphorus retained in the aqueous phase after a 6-hr standing. Better stability was generally observed in the pH regions where …
Physico-Chemical Evaluation of the Natural Stability of Coconut Milk Emulsion Read More »
Aida C. Mantilla and Tung Ly ABSTRACT Among the different drying platform elevations tested (0.9 m, 1.08 m, 1.24 m), the 1.24 m elevation was found to produce copra of lowest moisture content when drying did not exceed 16 hr. The copra moisture content was not significantly affected by elevations when drying was prolonged to …
Effects of Drying Platform Elevation and Size of Meat on the Rate of Copra Drying Read More »
Manuel H. Reyes ABSTRACT Moluccan sau seedlings grown in coir dust container under green-house conditions performed better in terms of height, diameter, number of leaves and shoots than those grown from bagasse, rice straw and sawdust materials. However, in the field phase, rice straw container-grown seedlings attained the highest growth (height and stem diameter) six …
Growth and Survival of Containerized Moluccan Sau Seedlings Grown in Organic Containers Read More »
Othello B. Capuno and Azucena L. Carpena ABSTRACT Evaluation of 36 entries for downy mildew reaction revealed significant differences due to location and genotype components; genotype-environment interaction was also detected. The interactions of general and specific combining ability components with locations were highly significant. The presence of partial or incomplete dominance governing the resistance of …
Rolinda L. Talatala ABSTRACT The effect of differential application of naphthalic anhydride or NA (1, 8-naphthalic anhydride) and thiobencarb (S-4-chlorobenzyl diethylthio-carbamate) in IR-36 and RD-19 rice seedlings was determined in pot trials under laboratory conditions. The two cultivars responded similarly to NA or thiobencarb treatment in terms of inhibited root growth when the site of …
Ma. Flerida A. Carino and Belen Morallo-Rejesus ABSTRACT The different fractions of the acetone extract of Tithonia diversifolia A. Gray leaves were separated by preparative layer chromatography after precipitation of pigments and more polar constituents with lead acetate. The insecticidal fraction was identified through insect bio-assay using Dysclercus cingulatus Fab., Tribolium castaneum Herbsr. and Sitophilus …
M. Anandaraj ABSTRACT Bordeaux mixture is a copper compound which is extensively used to prevent fruit rot in arecanut (Areca catechu Linn.) caused by the fungus Phytophthora arecae (Coleman) Pethybridge. It is usually mixed with adhesives to improve its retention. The quantity of copper retained on areca fruit surface sprayed with 1% Bordeaux mixture added …
Effect of Adhesives on the Retention of Bordeaux Misture on Arecanut Bunches Read More »
Nestor M. Gloria ABSTRACT An old abaca plantation was subjected to butcher harvest as a rejuvena-tion process. The subsequent ratoons were evaluated in terms of growth and fiber dimensions as influenced by plant density and nitrogen level. Replants served as checks in determining the merits of ratooning. Ratoons emerged approximately 13 days earlier, had more …
S. Ramanathan, M. Anantharaman and K.R. Lakshmi ABSTRACT Ninety cassava farmers were interviewed to determine the configuration of characteristics which would differentiate the low from the high-knowledge level farmers. Results indicate that farmers with these characteristics in the corresponding variables, i.e. program participation (non-program), age (young), education (low), credit (not availed) and area under cassava …