Future of Food: Journal on Food

Preliminary assesment on drought tolerant oil palm in semi-arid area

MUHAMAD AZHAR ABD WAHID
DR

The evaluation of oil palm growth performance and their corresponding effect on drought very crucial in selection of proper parent’s tree. The parent palm that showed drought tolerance and have less effect on oil yield is important for optimisation semi-arid lands usage in future. The Split plot with two replications in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) were conducted and mixed stand with an adjacent control plot. All 19 progenies was evaluated and interaction effects are estimated using split plots analysis. Among all progenies, PB29 showed the highest average production in term of vegetative parts and oil yield. This was clearly seen on first year of drought season, where, fresh fruit bunch (FFB) of PB29 was reach 12.42 t/ha, while, in second year of drought season showed increment of 5 t/ha to become total yield about 17.94 t/ha. Drought tolerance trait is a major improvement, if it can be incorporated into new planting material of oil palm. It can widen the range of suitable land selection for plantation thus increases possibility to expend oil palm in marginal regime area. The new breed, must possess two characteristic which is able tolerate a drought condition as well as excessive water supply (seasonal climate) and produce high oil yield.

Keywords : OIL PALM ,FGV R&D SDN BHD .

Myanmar High School Students’ Perceptions of College and International Readiness in Western Society

Mark Speckien
Louisiana Tech University
Mark Speckien
Louisiana Tech University
International students are more likely to experience mental health issues and increased stress. Mental health is often surrounded by negative societal stigmas that act as barriers to seeking support and tend to lead to greater mental health concerns. International students tend to seek socioemotional support from other international student peers rather than seeking out counseling services. However, this study shows that LGBTQIA+ international students were less likely to seek socioemotional support from other international student peers due to fear of their sexual orientation being discovered and their families finding out about their identity. This study examines how LGBTQIA+ international students talk about their experiences on and off campus in relations to their socioemotional well-being. Specifically, this study sought to better understand the complexities of LGBTQIA+ students’ identities, and the challenges they faced in terms of their socioemotional well-being. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
Keywords : international students, socioemotional well-being, mental health, identity development, intersectionality, LGBTQIA