Antonia Cecilia Y. Sandoval and Saloma M. Binoya ABSTRACT A total of 1,233 staff members of rural development and private agencies in Eastern, Western and Central Visayas served as respondents in determining the socio-demographic profile and in-service training needs of rural development workers in the Visayas. Also, 630 client-respondents from 42 municipalities were interviewed to …
Alfredo B. Escasinas, Rodolfo G. Escalada and Mario E. Baliad ABSTRACT Sweet potato yield was not significantly affected by fertilizer application even at the rate of 90-60-60 kg NPK/ha. Similar result was noted in cassava root yield. Fertilizer application in gabi at the rate of 0-60-60 kg NPK/ha resulted in 4.98 t of corms per …
Root Crops-Legumes Rotation at Varying Fertilizers Levels Read More »
Letecia Q. Sarong, Bernadita F. Quirol and Marianito R. Villanueva ABSTRACT Generally, plants that received NPK fertilizer had better stand than those that did not receive either N or K. However, nitrogen had greater influence than potassium on the vegetative growth of the plant, Root formation and yield were significantly improved as the amount of …
Effects of Different N:K Ratios and Levels on Sweet Potato Read More »
Cecile Joy Y. Duatin and Lorenzo B. de Pedro ABSTRACT The biology of the taro planthopper was studied in the laboratory using taro as food. The total developmental periods of the male and female plant-hoppers are ± 30.86 days and ± 31.29 days, respectively. The insect under¬goes five nymphal instars with a duration of 1.31 …
Biology and Host Range of the Taro Planthopper, Tarophagus Proserpina Kirk Read More »
Ramon R. Orias and Floro C. Calub, Jr. ABSTRACT Processing of cassava root chips into flour under local conditions can be considered as the most favorable technique in terms of production rate, flour recovery, and processing cost. On the other hand, the technique which involved the pressing of grated roots prior to drying resulted in …