This study was conducted to determine the production practices of the native chicken growers in the top three native chicken municipalities of all provinces in Western Visayas. This is a purely descriptive study that ...

A deep water pumping windpump was designed and evaluated for drip irrigation at the Demonstration Area of the College of Agriculture, Mindanao State University, Fatima General Santos City (MSU-GSC). The design development ...

Insects found feeding on rice at the early stage, that is, at three weeks after transplanting (WAT) were the rice whorl maggots (Hydrillia philippina), white leafhoppers (Cofana spectra), green leafhoppers (Nephotettix ...

This study was conducted to design and evaluate the performance of an electric motordriven pellet mill for animal feed production. The designed pellet mill is composed of major parts like feed hopper, pelleting chamber, ...

This study was conducted to identify and assess the feedstuffs ingested by free-range Darag native chicken raised in Calinog, Passi City, and Barotac Nuevo considered as the top three areas in Iloilo with the highest ...

This study was conducted at the Appropriate Technology Center, Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture, Central Philippine University, Iloilo City from June 1, 2002 to October 5, 2002. The objective ...

This study was conducted to determine the effect of different levels of salt and sugar mixed with litter materials on the growth of broilers and on the reduction of odor and fly infestation. Treatments were laid out in a ...

The agronomic characteristics and yield of Dapit Saka rice selection grown using the conventional farming and nature farming methods were compared and the effect of the different nature farming concoctions against rice pests and natural enemies were evaluated from November 2002 to February 2003 in Bongco, Pototan, Iloilo. Results revealed that rice whorl maggots (Hydrellia philippina), white leafhoppers (Cofana spectra), green leafhoppers (Nephotettix virescens), brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens), rice stemborers (Scirpophaga innotata) and grasshoppers (Oxya hyla intricata) were found feeding on rice. Natural enemies observed included a mirid bug (Cyrtorhinus lividipennis), lady beetle (Micraspis crocea), damselfly (Agriocnemis spp.), ground beetle (Ophionea nigrofasciata), vespid wasp and spiders (Lynx spiders, Oxyopes spp.; dwarf spider, Atypena formosana; Orb spider, Argiope catenulata; and long-jawed spider, Tetragnatha maxillosa). It was noted that the use of nature farming technology and the absence of pesticides in the control resulted in more natural enemies. However, plants grown in conventional farming were significantly taller, had the most number of tillers, and heaviest panicles. These resulted in the highest grain yield of 3,466 kg/ha, a net income of P19,643.00 and an ROI of 130.80 % . These values exceeded those of plants in the nature farming technology by 1,641 kg/ha, P 5,612.65 and 25.80%, respectively....

The Appropriate Technology Center of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture, Central Philippine University, Iloilo City, in collaboration with the Assosasyon sang Magagagmay nga Mangingisda sang ...

The study was conducted to establish the baseline on the proximate analysis, palatability and probability of different locally available feedstuffs as alternative feeds for Darag native chicken growers. Proximate analysis ...