The Philippine Agricultural Scientist

The Philippine Agricultural Scientist (ISSN 0031-7454), an international journal of tropical agriculture and related sciences, is published quarterly by the College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 4031 College, Laguna, Philippines. Articles may be papers and notes on original fundamental or applied research and, to a limited extent, critical research reviews, professorial chair lectures or book reviews on tropical agricultural science and related areas including environmental science, food science, engineering, biotechnology, economics, extension, rural sociology, development communication, agroforestry and silviculture and marine and fishery sciences.

The PAS is currently abstracted/indexed in: Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases, AgBiotech News and Information, Agricultural Economics Database, Agricultural Engineering Abstracts, Agroforestry Abstracts, Animal Breeding Abstracts, Animal Production Database, Animal Science Database, Biocontrol News and Information, Crop Physiology Abstracts, Crop Science Database, Current Contents, Dairy Science Abstracts, Environmental Science Database, Field Crops Abstracts, Forest Science Database, Forestry Abstracts, Global Health, Grassland and Forage Abstracts, Helminthological Abstracts, Horticultural Science Abstracts, Index Veterinarius, Irrigation and Drainage Abstracts, Maize Abstracts, Nematological Abstracts, Ornamental Horticulture Abstracts, Pig News and Information, Plant Breeding Abstracts, Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts, Plant Genetics and Breeding Database, Plant Growth Regulator Abstracts, Plant Protection Database, Postharvest News and Information, Potato Abstracts, Poultry Abstracts, Review of Agricultural Entomology, Review of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Review of Plant Pathology, Rice Abstracts, Science Citation Index, Seed Abstracts, Soil Science Database, Soils and Fertilizer, Soybean Abstracts, Sugar Industry Abstracts, Veterinary Bulletin, Veterinary Science Database, Weed Abstracts, Wheat Barley and Triticale Abstracts, and World Agricultural Economics and Sociology Abstracts.


Vol 96, No 1 (2013)

Table of Contents

Articles

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-Based Cloning of Partial cDNAs of Selected Genes in Normal and Mutant ‘Makapuno’ Endosperms of Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) PDF
Reggie Y. de la Cruz, Rita P. Laude, Ma. Genaleen Q. Diaz, Antonio C. Laurena, Merlyn S. Mendioro, Evelyn Mae T. Mendoza
Genetic Polymorphisms of Growth Hormone (GH), Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) and Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase 2 (DGAT-2) Genes and Their Effect on Birth Weight and Weaning Weight in Goats PDF
China Supakorn, Winai Pralomkarn
Dynamic Changes in Sugar Concentrations in the Fruit Peel of ‘Cara Cara’ Navel Orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) After Exogenous Application of ABA and GA3 PDF
Gui-Yuan Wang, Feng Xu, Ren-Xue Xia, Xiang-Guo Zeng, Qiang-Sheng Wu
Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Maize under Deficit Irrigation Regimes in a Sub-humid Climate PDF
Hayrettin Kuscu, Ali Osman Demir
Yield, Yield Components and Seed Germination of Maize (Zea mays L.) at Different Defoliation and Tassel Removal Treatments PDF
H. Heidari
Behavioral Response of the Asian Corn Borer Ostrinia furnacalis Guenee (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and the Earwig Euborelia annulipes Lucas (Dermaptera: Anisolabiidae) to Selected Crops and Weeds Associated with Sweet Corn PDF
Susan May F. Calumpang, Mario V. Navasero
Nondestructive Firmness Measurement as a Maturity Index for ‘Carabao’ Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Fruit PDF
Kevin F. Yaptenco, Marvin P. Angeles, Elda B. Esguerra, Edralina P. Serrano, Mi Ae Cho, Sun Tay Choi
Some Physical and Mechanical Properties of Pili (Canarium ovatum Engl. cv. Katutubo) Nut as a Function of Nut Moisture Content PDF
Ralph Kristoffer B. Gallegos, Delfin C. Suministrado, Rossana Marie C. Amongo, Marish S. Madlangbayan
Morphometric and Morphomeristic Variations in Five Populations of Indigenous Celebes Goby Glossogobius celebius (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Southern Luzon, Philippines PDF
Mark Nell C. Corpuz, Ma. Vivian C. Camacho, Pablo P. Ocampo

Research Note

Molecular Diversity and DNA Barcode Identification of Selected Philippine Endemic Hoya Species (Apocynaceae) PDF
Faith S. Maranan, Ma. Genaleen Q. Diaz
Genetic Diversity and Relationship of Domestic Buffalo and Cattle Breeds and Crossbreeds (Subfamily Bovinae) in the Philippines Based on the Cytochrome C Oxidase I (COI) Gene Sequence PDF
Orville L. Bondoc
Molecular Characterization of the Surfactant, Pulmonary-Associated Protein A1 (SFTPA1) Gene in Horse (Equus caballus) PDF
Ki-Duk Song, Kun Wang, Kung Ahn, Kyoung-Tag Do, Hyun-Woo Cho, Byeong-Woo Kim, Kyung-Do Park, Hak-Kyo Lee, Heui-Soo Kim, Renato S.A. Vega, Josh Elisha R. Octura, Byung-Wook Cho
Multi-Spectral Images Tetracam Agriculture Digital Camera to Estimate Nitrogen and Grain Yield of Rice at Different Growth Stages PDF
M. M. Saberioon, M. S. M. Amin, W. Aimrun, A. R. Anuar, A. Gholizadeh
Comparative Analysis of the Lipid Profile in Ordinary and Dark Muscles of Chub Mackerel (Scomber japonicus) PDF
Jin Han Bae, Sun Young Lim


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