Agustina G. Pattung, Nathaniel T. Llamelo and Satur B. Bangyad

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This study was part of the research component of the Conservation Agriculture in Forest Ecosystem (CAFÉ) Project of Apayao State College which aimed to establish appropriate cropping combinations in mid-elevation areas of Apayao and focused on poverty reduction, better food security, and stimulation of the rural economy and preserving the grandeur of Apayao’s remaining forest cover. Findings revealed that the growth and yield of mungbean were better when they receive longer duration of sunlight. Also, the better performance of pineapples in crop combination 4 may be attributed to the soil fertility in which the area was located at the lower portion of a slope while combination 8 was located at the ridge of a hill. Furthermore, the yield of ginger was better when integrated with banana which provided a cooler microclimate for the cash crops. For yam, the variety Ramayan and Padihot registered higher yield in the two cropping combinations while for Tannia, bigger planting materials should be used. The findings of this study might be used to encourage the integration of cash crops in a forest-based ecosystem as alternative income source for the households in the uplands.

Maricel Calasag and Mirasol L. Agpuldo

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This study was conducted to determine the status and implementation of the High Yielding Technology Adoption (HYTA) Project of the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Unit (DA-RFU), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). The extent of implementation of the project were in terms of the delivery of services, extension contact of Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) and the project beneficiaries. Results of the study showed that HYTA Fund increased in all participating farmers group that helped the farmer beneficiaries in augmenting the cost of production. The overall status of HYTA fund in the four municipalities has increased and 90 % of the respondents are benefited from the rollover fund that it helped them increased the production following the Rice Crop Manager recommendation. On financial capacities, it was seen that records management (ledger and subsidiaries), observance of transparencies, trained officers were lacking in the participating farmers groups. As to the extent of implementation on the different component of the project coupled with extension services rendered by the AEWs in each municipality, the beneficiaries were very satisfied.

Marfel Angelo V. Fontanilla & Tonette P. Laude

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This study aims to determine the most applicable selection procedure in improving both the testcross and population per se performance of the two quality protein maize synthetics, SYQ5 and SYQ6, which were previously found to show good heterotic pattern, high general combining ability and high parental estimate. Selfed families and reciprocal testcrosses were generated and evaluated in Bukidnon and Apayao for grain yield and component traits, agronomic, and stress related traits. Grain yield had moderate to high correlations with yield component traits, while moderate to low correlations were observed across locations, and no significant resemblance between the selfed family and testcross. The selfed families and testcrosses showed high yielding variants and a moderate to moderately high heritability estimates ensuring high genetic gain from selection.  In testcrosses, narrow-sense heritability estimates were low indicating higher dominance governing grain yield in the cross. Testcross selection, however, led to negative correlated response in selfed families, while testcrosses had positive but low correlated response from selfed family selection. The combined selection methods maintained high predicted response on both the testcrosses and selfed families. Simultaneous improvement of SYQ5 and SYQ6 brought additive reciprocal gain to their cross. The combined testcross and selfed family selection with estimation of genetic variance components is therefore the most applicable for this heterotic population.

Marfel Angelo Fontanilla, Rannie James Bayagan, Marites F. Garillo, Mirasol L. Agpuldo

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The study aimed to determine the optimum seeding rate and NPK fertilization rate for mungbean production while considering the best return of investment. Two experiments consisting of four seeding rates, namely, 15kg/ha (SR15), 20kg/ha (SR20), 25kg/ha (SR25), and 30kg/ha (SR30), and four NPK fertilization rates, namely, 21kg/ha (FR21), 28kg/ha (FR28), 35kg/ha (FR35), and 42kg/ha (FR42), were implemented from March to June 2021. The seeding rate significantly differentiate the population density reflecting 264,000, 327,000, 427,000, and 509,000 plants/ha, respectively. NPK fertilization were reflected by significant differences in plant height attained. Pod length, number of seeds per pod, and 100-grain weight were not affected by the treatment levels indicating low environmental effects on these traits. Treatment differences was significantly reflected in total number of pods harvested and grain yield at first priming only. SR30 and FR42 recorded the highest total yield at 1,355kg/ha and 1,347kg/ha, respectively. ROI were highest in SR30 with 80.2% followed by FR42 with 71.9%. For a farmer with limited investment, it is recommended to plant only the area that can be covered by the investment to get the highest ROI instead of extending the area but limiting the inputs such as seeds and fertilizer.

Ronald O. Ocampo

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A 2.5 Million pesos was granted to Apayao State College during the term of Dr. Nieves A. Dacyon as college president and  was implemented during the term of Dr. Nelia Z. Cauilan  by the Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Agricultural Research. The researcher faced several problems in the implementation such as the implementation of the TRAIN law in 2018 and the change in the college administration.

This study intends to disseminate indigenous fruit processing technologies developed by the researcher to households and farmers in the province of Apayao. This was piloted to the municipalities of Pudtol and Luna, Apayao. From the results of the study,  following are concluded: Indigenous fruits in Apayao can be processed into wine, vinegar and fruit preserves that can be used in various culinary uses. Women do most of the activities in the fruit processing industry but men share a portion of their time especially in the sourcing out of raw materials. Wines and vinegar gave the highest return of investment ( ROI) among the products developed from indigenous fruits. In the light of the findings and conclusion, the following are forwarded as recommendations: Forward to the provincial and local government offices the findings of this study for possible collaboration for its dissemination. Collaborate with DTI and private entrepreneur for the establishment of business hub in Apayao to promote the developed products. Utilize the wines and vinegars in various culinary products to increase its marketability. Explore the processing potentials of other indigenous fruits in Apayao.

Leilani A. Parugrug,  Quennie A. Berbano

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This study was conducted to determine the acceptability of herbs added as infusions to enhance the appearance, taste and aroma of salted egg. This study used six (6) local herbs: lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus); red hot chilies (Capsicum frutescens); garlic (Allium sativum); ginger (Zingiber officinale); pandan leaves (Pandanus odorasitimus), and turmeric (Curcuma longa).  The mixtures of water, salt, and herbs were cooked for 15 minutes. Upon cooling, the duck eggs were soaked to the brine mixture. Containers were kept in a clean place for the 14-day curing period. Eggs were harvested and cooked for three (3) hours using medium heat. Products were subjected to sensory evaluation by 30 volunteer panelists. The study used ranking to determine the preference of consumers five (5) as the score for the “very much like,” to one (1) as score for the “least like.” Acceptability of the cut appearance of the herb infused eggs and its yolk showed that turmeric was “very much like”. Turmeric yielded bright yellow egg yolks while lemon grass formed paler egg yolks. Mean scores on the acceptability of the taste of the products showed that ginger and turmeric infused were “very much like”. Hot chillies, garlic and pandan were “least liked”.  Aroma of the different treatments showed that ginger infused egg was “very much liked”. At PhP10.00 per piece, a producer still gets 40 to 45percent ROI. Salted eggs quality can be enhanced through the infusion of locally available herbs and spices. Ginger infused egg was preferred for taste. Ginger and turmeric infusions yielded the best in terms of appearance and aroma. Shelf-life analysis will be conducted as a follow up to this study.

Maria Christina Z. Manicad, Hannie T. Martin, David A. Rodolfo, Rodel A. Tapuro, Olivia C. Tomas Violeta D. Ducyao

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The study was conducted to determine the performance of Lubeg seedlings applied with organic fertilizer and inorganic (14-14-14) fertilizer out-planted in the field. Specifically, it aims to assess the effect of varying levels of 14-14-14 with basal application of vermicompost on the field performance of Lubeg seedlings; and to find out the best effect of 14-14-14 and with basal application of vermicompost on the growth and survival of Lubeg seedlings out-planted in the field. The study was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three (3) replications per treatment. The following treatments were used in the study, control (treatment 0), 10 g 14-14-14 (treatment 1), 20 g 14-14-14 (treatment 2), 40 g 14-14-14 (treatment 3). Result showed that no significant effects were observed among treatments in all the parameters assessed in the study except for the Lubeg seedlings survival. This revealed significant result at the end of the observation period (90 DAF) in which both untreated seedlings and seedlings applied with 20g 14-14-14 had the highest rate of seedlings survival (100%) followed by the seedlings applied with 10g 14-14-14 (93.3%) and the seedlings applied with 40g 14-14-14 had the lowest rate of seedlings survival.

Keywords: Field performance, Lubeg, organic, inorganic, RCBD

Menardo D. Villanueva, Ph.D., John Alvin A. Concepcion and Nathaniel T. Llamelo

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The study was conducted to evaluate the influence of different concoctions to the growth performance of Dominant Cz F1 layer chicken as water supplement using Completely Randomized Design (CRD) at Apayao State College, Cubet, Malama, Conner, Apayao. Results of the study showed that the commercial probiotics and concoctions did not vary significantly on the growth performance as to the weekly body weight, gain weight, percentage rate growth, feed and water consumption. Although the result was not significant numerically, the body weight and gain weight of treated birds with concoctions were higher than the inclusion of commercial probiotics. However, the inclusion of commercial probiotics and concoctions shows significant differences on the fourth week of weekly body weight, gain weight and percentage rate growth. No significant variations were also noted in the feed conversion ratio and feed conversion efficiency. The study concluded that concoctions (IMO, FFJ and OHN) increases and improve the growth performance of Dominant Cz F1 layer chicken which comparable to Commercial Probiotics based on final body weight and final gain in weight. The inclusion of concoctions is recommended as it increases the growth performance of chicken.

Keywords: Concoctions, growth performance, dominant F1, CRD

Menardo D. Villanueva and Nathaniel T. Llamelo

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The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of using different levels of malunggay leaf meal (MLM) supplemented to Dominant Cz F₁ layer chicken diets. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications. Based on the result of the study, the inclusion of MLM as feed supplement did not influence the laying performance of Dominant Cz F₁ with the given parameters evaluated in the study. With egg production based on classification, birds with 6% MLM produced larger sized of eggs. From this result, MLM is a potential feed supplement for layers. For the result of the study, the inclusion of 6 % of MLM as feed supplement for layers is recommended because birds produced larger size of eggs which is economically important for a layer enterprise. Likewise, the Malunggay leaf meal should be included in formulating the ration so that the nutrient composition of the ration will be balance based on the nutrient requirement of layers.

Keywords: Laying performance, dominant F1, CRD