Volume 38 No. 1 January – June 2016

: Dindo King M. Donayre1 and Lucille T. Minguez2 ABSTRACT Cyperus rotundus L., popularly known as purple nutsedge, mutha or barsanga, is a weed problem in most crop productions due to its prolific underground parts that permit rapid production of multiple young sprouts in the soil. Yield losses in many crops due to competition by …

Research Note: Histopathology of Puccinia philippinensis Syd. & P. Syd, A Fungus that Causes Leaf Rust Disease to Cyperus rotundus L. Read More »

: Roberta D. Lauzon1, Obdulia G. Camooying2 and Naomi G. Petronio2 ABSTRACT Three levels (1, 5 and 10%) of fishbone powder and (25, 37.5 and 50%) squash paste were used in the production of vege-fish noodle. Expansion ratio, bulk density, oil absorption, and percent yield were determined. Sensory attributes were evaluated employing Quality Scoring in …

Research Note: Vege-Fish Noodle: Its Quality and Acceptability Read More »

: Teresita A. Oducado ABSTRACT A descriptive-correlational research was conducted to determine the extent educational managers in the four state universities in Panay Island portrayed their leadership roles and management practices and its relationship to teachers’ and students’ performance. Ninety-three respondents were classified according to highest educational – attainment, position occupied, and length of experience. …

Leadership Roles and Management Practices of Educational Managers and Their Relationships to Teachers’ and Students’ Performance Read More »

: Eileen B. Bandalan and Lorina A. Galvez ABSTRACT Coconut water is the liquid endosperm of coconut. It is a very nutritious and refreshingly natural beverage but highly perishable. The study aimed to optimize and evaluate the coconut water beverage formulation. A 33 factorial experiment arranged in Central Composite Design with the levels of Lactobacillus …

Optimization of Coconut Water Beverage Fermented with Lactobacillus acidophilus Read More »

: Maita L. Aban1 and Lolito C. Bestil2 ABSTRACT Plant secondary metabolites appeared to have some effects on rumen fermentation pattern, microbial population, feed intake and digestibility. An experiment was conducted to identify forage species with potential in defaunating (killing protozoal population) the reticulo-rumen in goats. There were five forage species tested: Robles (Cassia siamea), …

Potential of Some Legume Forages for Rumen Defaunation in Goats Read More »

: Clarita E. Morbos1, Dinah M. Espina2 and Lolito C. Bestil2 ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the effects of different levels of Trichanthera gigantea leaf meal (TGLM) supplementation on the growth performance of Philippine Native chickens fed commercial chicken grower ration. A total of 96 three-month old native chickens of two sexes were randomly …

Growth Performance of Philippine Native Chicken Fed Diet Supplemented with Varying Levels of Madre de Agua (Trichantera gigantea Nees) Leaf Meal Read More »

: Tomas M. Austral, Jr. and Sulpecio C. Bantugan ABSTRACT Sixteen (16) goats were randomly distributed to the four dietary treatments to determine their nutrient digestibility which constituted four treatment combinations – commercial cultivar of white corn variety, F1 Taiwanese corn fresh fodder, F1 Taiwanese corn fresh fodder + 0% palm kernel meal in mixed …

Nutrient Digestibility in Goats Fed With Corn Fodder Supplemented With Palm Kernel Meal Read More »

: Ana Marquiza M. Quilicot and Roswitha Baumung ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the genetic variation and examine the association of inbreeding level on mortality risk (at days 7, 30 and 180– weaning age) of Mhorr gazelle in captivity for the year 1969–2000 as recorded in the studbook record kept by Australasian Regional Association …

Inbreeding and Mortality Risk in a Captive Population of Mhorr Gazelle (Nanger dama mhorr) Read More »

: Angelica Joy G. Yu and Felix M. Salas ABSTRACT Freshwater algae are a diverse group of organisms which impart important functions in the ecosystem pertaining to water quality. Cultured freshwater algae were used to determine the effects of nitrogen in different levels on the pigment composition, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and total carotenoids. A …

Pigmental Composition of Freshwater Algae at Different Levels of Nitrogen and Physico-chemical Parameters of Palhi River, Baybay, Leyte Read More »