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Performance of vegetable soybean cultivars under organic crop management system
(AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center, 2013)
The objective of this study was to evaluate growth and yield performance of vegetable soybean (Glycine max) cultivars under organic crop management practices. Four cultivars: Kaohsiung No. 6 (KS 6), Kaohsiung No. 9 (KS 9), Tainan ASVEG No. 2 (TNAV 2), and Japan aromatic flavor variety Cha-mame were grown in spring and fall seasons in organic experimental farm at AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center in 2006-2007. Organic crop management practices consisted of rhizobium seed inoculation, application of balanced solid and liquid organic fertilizer, integrated pest management involving sex pheromone, yellow and blue sticky paper traps, and bio-pesticide sprays (Neem and Bt); and bio-agents (Trichoderma spp., Bacillus subtilis and. Streptomyces spp. for fungal disease management. Yield performance showed that TNAV 2 produced the highest total pod yield, followed by KS 9 and Cha-mame. However, differences were not significant. TNAV 2 matured late whereas Cha-mame matured early. Over three growing seasons, Cha-mame produced the highest graded pod yield, followed by TNAV 2 and KS 9. This study indicates that both vegetable soybean cultivars Cha-mame and TNAV 2 have greater yield potential than other cultivars when produced under organic farming system....
Testing of briquette production for household use by informal waste workers at the Calajunan dumpsite in Iloilo City, Philippines
(2011)
Three recommended mixtures for briquette production were tested by eight identified informal waste workers within a 10-day briquette production test at the Calajunan dumpsite in Iloilo City, Philippines. The test revealed ...
How to promote a job change of dumpsite waste pickers? Evidence from a field experiment in the Philippines
(2014-05)
Switching a waste disposal policy from open dumping to sanitary landfilling requires a job change of waste pickers. We conducted a field experiment at Iloilo in the Philippines which offers dumpsite waste pickers a new job ...
Biomass waste utilization: An approach for solid waste reduction
(2009-11)
Three approaches have been devised by Central Philippine University (CPU) in utilizing the enormous biomass waste generation in Western Visayas region of the Philippines. These approaches are direct combustion, gasification ...
Evaluation of waste diversion effects through a low-cost, gravity-driven waste sorting plant in San Carlos City, Philippines
(2013)
Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a serious and rapidly growing problem not only in the Philippines but in many developing countries. Waste generation and the variety of the waste material mix are increasing especially in ...
Enhancement of professional education in solid waste management in the Philippines
(2013)
The enhancement of professional education in SWM was through the offering of a 1-year post-baccalaureate degree Diploma in Environmental Resource Management and Technologies major in Solid Waste Management. It officially ...