Volume 45 No. 1 January – June 2023

Kathleen T. Dionisio, Charlene A. Banes, Honeylet J. Nicolas and Susan C. Santos ABSTRACT The rabbit is a promising livestock animal as it has nutritious meat, can adapt to a variety of climates and has prolificacy. However, it is not as well-studied in the Philippines as other livestock or poultry species, particularly regarding the status …

Production and marketing practices of rabbit raisers in Bulacan, Philippines Read More »

Eula Dee A. Lañada1, Nelfa M. Glova 2 and Eugene B. Lañada 3 ABSTRACT Due to the risks posed by dog-borne zoonotic diseases, a cross-sectional survey was carried out on: (1) respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics and prior exposure to dog-borne risks; (2) respondents’ knowledge, risk perceptions and preventive behavior towards dog-borne zoonotic diseases; and (3) relationships …

Predicting preventive behaviors on Dog-Borne Zoonoses using the Health Belief Model Read More »

Lawal, Omoniyi Isiaq1, Oyedokun O. Adetoyese1, Hamzat O.T. Hazanat and Osipitan A. Adebola3 ABSTRACT Roselle is an important traditional vegetable that is drought resistant and tolerant to wide range of soil conditions. It responds well to fertilizer application for optimum productivity. Field trials were conducted simultaneously in Abeokuta and Ibadan in 2014 to evaluate the …

Response of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) varieties to fertilizer type and rates in two agro-ecologies of Southwest Nigeria Read More »

Nohreen Ethel P. Manipol and Ericka Shane R. Labilles ABSTRACT NutrioTM is a new foliar spray biofertilizer inoculant containing endophytic bacteria that has been tested for improved yield of sugarcane. The product has also been proven effective for eggplant production. Although NutrioTM has already been in the market, it was still operating on a small-scale …

Market potential study of Nutrio^TM biofertilizer for sugarcane and eggplant Read More »

Maria Jessa C. Veraque and Nello Gorne ABSTRACT Napier grass is a high yielding and easy to propagate forage crop with broad ecological adaptation making it highly popular for smallholder farmers. Sustained production of forage is necessary for the nutrition of ruminant animals, which can be attained if the right amount of nitrogen fertilizer is …

Response of napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) to different levels of nitrogen fertilizer in the Philippines Read More »

Henry Y. Goltiano ABSTRACT The study looked at levels of participation in the extension approach of the NGO tapped to implement coastal resource management under the Fishery Sector Program and the Fisheries Resource Management Project (FSP-FRMP) in Leyte, Philippines and whether participatory extension led to the empowerment of fishers. The Spearman Ranks Correlation Test showed …

Participatory extension for empowerment: Paradoxes unboxed in the fishery sector Read More »

Konan Kouassi Urbain1, Bahan M.L. Frank2, Brahima Koné1, Zadi Florent2, Bouet Alphonse2, Keli Z. Jules2 and Yao-Kouamé Albert1 ABSTRACT In western Côte d’Ivoire, the rice-based cropping system is characterized by cassava intercropping where the rice yield decreases with high densities of cassava. Hence, the need to determine the optimum densities of the associated crops. A …

Effects of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) density under rice-cassava intercropping in the west of Côte d’Ivoire Read More »

Christiana Olusola Owolabi, Atinuke Irene Odusanya, Olatunde Musibau Olosunde, Joy Nwakaego Odedina and Goke Jacob Bodunde ABSTRACT Spacing of landscape plants is one of the factors determining the outcome of a design in terms of canopy formation which is one of the variables for aesthetic appearance in terms of shapes and forms. This study was …

Growth characteristics and post trimming regrowth potential of tropical and sub-tropical landscape hedge plants in response to spacing Read More »