Lemuel M. Diamante1, Jesebel P. Rosillo1and Remberto Patindol2 ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the effect of temperature on the drying rates and sensory qualities of sweetened maturing coconut meat called coco-crisps at ambient humidity, constant air velocity and tray density. The drying of sweetened maturing coconut meat at different temperatures (62-90°C) using an …
M.S. Nagaraja1 and V.R. Ramakrishna Parama2 ABSTRACT Evaluating the sustainability of any land use system poses challenging methodological questions. The study conducted at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India revealed that management practices under different land use systems have altered soil functions and processes. The biological changes observed in man-made systems relative to the …
Sabine Zikeli1, Victor B. Asio2 and Reinhold Jahn1 ABSTRACT Soils under rain forests are until now poorly understood. This study was conducted to determine if nutrient status is a limiting factor in the rain forest soils of Mt. Pangasugan in Leyte, Philippines. Four sampling sites at varying elevations in a representative catena were studied. In …
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Anabella B. Tulin ABSTRACT The surface charge characteristics of selected Philippine soils, namely: Andisols, Alfisols, Ultisols and Vertisols were studied in relation to the nature of their colloidal components and other soil chemical and mineralogical properties. Sixteen soil samples representing the A and B horizons of 8 soil profiles sampled in different provinces were used …
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D.N.R. Reddy and K.C. Narayanaswamy ABSTRACT This study was conducted to gain better understanding of the features of eri (Samia cynthia ricini Boisduval) egg during progressive embryonic development. The eri egg is oval, flat and broader at the anterior region. The follicular imprints are evenly distributed over the chorion. The creamy white egg colour changed …
Lualhati M. Noriel1, Josef Margraf2, Flora Mia V. Duatin1 and Marilyn P. Guzman1 ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the molluscicidal effect of asyang (Mikania cordata) extract against golden kuhol (Pomacea canaliculata) under laboratory condition and to evaluate its potential for the control of golden kuhol in the field. Leachates from 24 and 48 …
R.C. Ray, M. Nedunzhiyan and C. Balagopalan ABSTRACT This study isolated the microorganisms causing major spoilage of yams collected during a two-year period from various markets in Orissa, India. Seven fungal and two bacterial species (Erwinia sp. and Serratia sp.) were isolated from rotted yam tubers. Aspergillus awamori, A. versicolor, Botryodiplodia theobromae, Fusarium solani, Penicillium …
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Manuel K. Palomar, E.B. Barsalote and H.S.V. Colis ABSTRACT Sweetpotato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV) disease was observed in the sweetpotato fields of the Visayas State College of Agriculture and adjacent barangays with infection ranging from 2.8 to 21.0%. Likewise, in the the germplasm collection of the Philippine Root Crop Research and Training Center, 21.0% of …
Konrad Martin and Joachim Sauerborn ABSTRACT In the province of Ifugao, Northern Luzon, Philippines rice cultivation on irrigated terraces has been practiced since centuries ago. The traditional system is characterized by one harvest per year from permanently flooded fields.The macrophyte Najas graminea Del. is the most abundant submerged wild plant in this agroecosystem. It is …
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