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"Autecological investigations of the endangered Castanopsis tungurrut (Blume) A. DC. (Fagaceae) in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park Cibodas Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia"
Understanding and addressing the challenges faced by endangered species, like Castanopsis tungurrut, is imperative for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem health. Despite the urgency, existing studies on Castanopsis tungurrut are insufficient... Read more.PhD in Botany (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Characterization of M1 mutant phenotypes induced by EMS mutagenesis in pepper (Capsicum annum) and screening M2 families for tolerance to salinity"
Globally, pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is one of the most important vegetables for its uses as a spice, culinary, as well as nutritional value. Climate change and altered salinity levels can significantly impact plant growth and development as... Read more.MS in Global Agriculture Technology and Genomic Science (National Taiwan University (NTU))"Study on Arabidopsis thaliana histone deacetylases AtHDA6 and AtHDA15, and their tomato homologs in root innate immunity and fungal symbiosis"
Pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and induced systemic resistance (ISR) are broad-spectrum plant defenses against microbial infection and involve multiple regulatory pathways. Root-colonized microbes, including the beneficial fungus Piriformospora... Read more.MS in Global Agriculture Technology and Genomic Science (National Taiwan University (NTU))"Application of CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing for improvement of bacteriocin production in selected lactic acid bacteria"
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are powerful cell factories capable to produce high-value biochemical compounds. They have generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status and are known to produce an efficient biopreservative compound called bacteriocin... Read more.PhD in Food Biotechnology (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Application of three physical treatments on fresh-cut bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) to reduce microbial risks"
Fresh-cut produce are ready-to-eat, convenient, and retain maximum nutrients. However, even minimal processing accelerates product deterioration and reduces food safety due to microbial infection. In this study, we evaluated the impacts of UV-C... Read more.MS in Global Agriculture Technology and Genomic Science (National Taiwan University (NTU))"Assessing the sustainability of cacao production in Davao Region, Philippines"
Continuously increasing global demand for cacao products serves as an opportunity for the emerging cacao industry in the Philippines. Catching up with the market demands led to conventional intensification, raising environmental burdens on cacao... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Communication initiatives and the socio-cultural construction of disaster risk in a riverine community in Infanta, Quezon, Philippines"
Natural disasters and climate variability pose insurmountable challenges to sustainable human development because they shake the structure of social systems and the built environment. Contrary to existing literature, risk is not a neutral concept... Read more.PhD in Development Communication (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Dynamics of carbon stock, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy use of selected coffee-based (Coffea arabica L.) agroforestry farms in Timor Leste"
Agroforestry is an important carbon sequestration strategy because of carbon storage potential in its multiple plant species and soil as well as its applicability in agricultural lands and in reforestation. The study was conducted in selected... Read more.PhD in Forestry: Forest Resources Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Economic analysis of supply chain of mud crab in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam"
The thesis on economic analysis of the supply chain of mud crabs (Scylla paramamosain) in the Mekong Delta aims to propose solutions to improve the economy of the mud crabs in the Mekong Delta. The thesis used the economic analysis method of supply... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economy (Cantho University)"Economic and spatio-temporal analysis of food and nutrition security in Mindanao, Philippines"
Despite efforts to address hunger and malnutrition, pockets of food and nutrition insecurity persist in Mindanao. This study examined the economic and spatio-temporal aspects of macro level food and nutrition security (FNS) in Mindanao, focusing on... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)
