| CONTENTS | 
| 1. | 
Economic Viability of diseases – free potato seeds Developed Using Rapid Multiplication Techniques 
Do Kim Chung | 
3 | 
| 2. | 
Factors affecting the interfacial properties of surfactant absorbed layers on an oil droplet surface 
Nguyen Duc Doan, Paul Vander Meeren | 
8 | 
| 3. | 
Livelihood Strtategies of Peri-Urban Households in Response to Rural – Urban Linkages: A Case Study in a Peri-Urban Area of Hanoi, Vietnam 
Nguyen Minh Duc | 
17 | 
| 4. | 
Driving Forces of Forest Cover Dynamics in the Ca River Basin 
Nguyen Thi Thu Ha | 
31 | 
| 5. | 
A canine malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising from spleen 
Nguyen Thi Lan, Yamaguchi Ryoji, Takayuki Suzuki, Nguyen Huu Nam | 
44 | 
| 6. | 
Changing of Women’s Roles in Agricultural and Handicraft Production: A Case Study in Kim Thieu Village, Tu Son District, Bac Ninh Province 
Nguyen Phuong Le | 
49 | 
| 7. | 
Degrading of seed quality following 8 months in storage of the rice, maize and soybean basic grade seed 
Vu Van Liet, Phung Huy Vinh, Tran Thi Hong Nhung | 
60 | 
| 8. | 
A canine distemper virus isolated from an autopsied dog  
Nguyen Thi Lan, Yamaguchi Ryoji, Nguyen Huu Nam, Trần Trung Kiên | 
70 | 
| 9. | 
How do plant defense compounds influence the oviposition behaviour  
Vu Quoc Ngu, Michel Zevenbergen, Maaike Bruinsma, and Joop van Loon | 
75 | 
| 10. | 
Effect of storage conditions on germination in Touki seeds (A. acutiloba Kitagawa) on the different umbel orders 
Ninh Thi Phip, Hiroshi Nojima, Tashiro Toru | 
83 | 
| 11. | 
The Role of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Livelihood Strategies and Household Economies in a Remote Upland Village in the Upper Ca River Basin, Nghe An, Vietnam 
Nguyen The Phuong, Nong Huu Duong | 
88 | 
| 12. | 
Wildlife Trading in Vietnam: Situation, causes, and solutions 
Nguyen Van Song | 
99 | 
| 13. | 
Investigation of some social factors on the evolution of Avian Influenza (AI) and Foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Luong Son district, Hoa Binh province, Vietnam 
Truong Ha Thai, Huynh T. My Le, Truong Quang, Le Van Lanh, Chu T. Thanh Huong | 
112 | 
| 14. | 
Effects of Multiple-purpose Microorganic Compost B2006-32-21  
Nguyen Xuan Thanh and Ninh Minh Phuong | 
119 | 
| 15. | 
Developing an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system  
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Nguyen Thi Thuy, Nguyen Quang Thach | 
123 | 
| 16. | 
Effects of treatment of fresh rice straw on its nutritional characteristics 
Nguyen Xuan Trach and Bui Quang Tuan | 
129 | 
| 17. | 
Comparison of Diagnostic Methods for the Detection of Parasites in Fish 
Kim Van Van and Dinh Thi Thuy |