10.14457/KU.the.2006.759 เมื่อ 23/09/2564 19:59:17 THESIS GREENING AND HOMEGARDEN DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY AT BAN THUNG SOONG VILLAGE, AO LUEK DISTRICT, KRABI PROVINCE, THAILAND 10.14457/KU.the.2006.759 เมื่อ 23/09/2564 19:59:17 MD. SAYEDUL ISLAM A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science (Tropical Forestry) Graduate School, Kasetsart University 2006 ISBN 974-16-1785-2 10.14457/KU.the.2006.759 เมื่อ 23/09/2564 19:59:17 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Osman Gani Chief Conservator of Forests, Bangladesh Forest Department for financing my MS course in Tropical Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. I am highly grateful to my Course Leader Dr. Suree Bhumibhamon, Associate Professor MS in Tropical Forestry Course, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University , for his valuable guidance and suggestions during this study from June 2004 to May 2006. His encouragement and constant supervision helped me to bring this thesis to a successful conclusion. I am indeed grateful to my adviser Dr. Damrong Pipatwattanakul, Assistant 10.14457/KU.the.2006.759Professor, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, for his enthusiastic support and unwavering encouragement which made me highly facilitated by providing SPSS เมื่อtraining 23/09/2564 course, and supplying relevant 19:59:17 materials. His keen interest and extended help ensure maximum institutional support; specially in preparing and furnishing this thesis paper, which deserves special mention. I would like to express my special gratitude to my close friend Dr. Millat-e- Mustafa, Professor, Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences Chittagong University .to encourage me to take this field of study and time to time providing his important ideas and views related to my study. I am very grateful to Mr. Prin Kalasee, Ms. Pen, Mr. Mac. Mr. Jakrapong Bualka, Mr. Ake, Ms. Koi, Ms. Tukta and Mr. Md. Sadrul Islam for their enormous help in field data collection, entry and species identification. My special thanks to Mr. Chakrit Na Takuathung (Tong), Ph.D. student, Dr.Ms. Supattra Thueksathit (Nui), Ms. Suwimon Uthairatsamee (Joy), Ph.D. student for their continuous help in solving computer problems and formatting according to the Graduate School which bring this thesis into existence. My heart-felt thanks go to my beloved son Mr. Md. Shahriyar Tahseen Chowdhury and daughter Ms. Maliha Tahmeen Chowdhury for their immense help in computer typing and providing me more time to study. My sincere thanks to all Faculty members and Ban Thung Soong villagers for their cooperation, friendship and hospitality during my study and stay in Thailand. Finally I must express my thankfulness to my respected mother Mrs. Sharifunnessa Khanam and my wife Mrs. Rahima Khanam Chowdhury (Lucky) for their endless support, inspiration and prayers. Md. Sayedul Islam Bangkok, Thailand 15 May, 2006 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TABLE OF CONTENTS-------------------------------------------------------------- i LIST OF TABLES---------------------------------------------------------------------- ii LIST OF FIGURES--------------------------------------------------------------------- iv INTRODUCTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 OBJECTIVES--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 LITERATURE REVIEWS------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Definition of Agroforestry---------------------------------------------------- 4 Benefits from agroforestry---------------------------------------------------- 5 Definition of homegarden----------------------------------------------------- 6 10.14457/KU.the.2006.759 Research work on homegarden-------------------- -------------------------- 14 Indigenous knowledge regarding management of homegarden--------- 17 เมื่อ 23/09/2564Homegarden in Thailand----------- 19:59:17------------------------------------------- 19 Thailand National Forestry Policy------------------------------------------- 23 MATERIALS AND METHODS----------------------------------------------------- 25 Study area----------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Materials------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28 Methods------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 Reconnaissance Survey--------------------------------------------- 28 Selection of Study Plot --------------------------------------------- 28 Collection of Secondary Data ------------------------------------- 28 Collecting Field Data ----------------------------------------------- 29 Data Compilation and Analysis------------------------------------ 30 Statistical Package used to Analysis the Data ------------------- 31 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS---------------------------------------------------- 32 Part 1: Social Survey --------------------------------------------------------- 32 Part 2: Vegetation Survey ---------------------------------------------------- 45 Plant Composition ---------------------------------------------------- 45 Species Richness------------------------------------------------------ 45 Species Density------------------------------------------------------- 46 Species Similarity----------------------------------------------------- 48 Part 3: Pattern of Floristic Composition of Homegardens ---------- 50 Part 4: Indigenous Management Technique of Homegarden------------ 60 Part 5: Uses of Homegarden Medicinal Plants---------------------------- 68 CONCLUSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 74 RECOMMENDATION---------------------------------------------------------------- 76 LITERATURE CITED---------------------------------------------------------------- 77 APPENDIX------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 83 Appendix A Questionnaire--------------------------------------------------- 84 Appendix B List of Species in Homegardens----------------------------- 91 ii LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1 Potential of different agroforestry systems in the highland 21 2 Average rainfall, air temperature and relative humidity at the study area during 1996-2005. 27 3 Age of respondents 32 4 Permanent resident of respondent 32 5 Duration of living of respondents at present location 33 6 Occupation of respondent at Ban Thung Soong Village, Krabi 33 7 Total area of land posses by the respondents at present 34 8 The land ownership of the respondents at Ban Thung Soong Village 34 10.14457/KU.the.2006.7599 Respondents posses of homegarden 35 10 Size of the respondent’s homegarden 35 เมื่อ11 23/09/2564 Choice of species grown in19:59:17 the homegarden 36 12 Respondents satisfaction level related to the products from homegarden 37 13 Present supply condition of homegarden products 37 14 The type of species respondents like more to plant at homegarden 38 15 Respondents facing problem related to homegarden 38 16 Possible way of development of homegarden 39 17 Expectation from the homegarden 39 18 Kind of agricultural crop grows in the respondent homegarden 40 19 Respondents used any manure to the homegarden. 40 20 The kind of manure respondents used 41 21 Spiritual, ritual and aromatic value of the species 42 22 Respondents given the time to work at homegarden 43 23 Present productive conditions of homegarden at Ban Thung Soong Village 43 24 Meet respondents domestic requirements of timber, pole , fuel wood and fodder from homegarden 43 25 Meet respondents domestic requirements of fruits and agricultural crops from homegarden 44 26 Species richness within groups 45 27 Species richness within ten house 46 28 Species density of ten homegarden 46 29 The regression analysis of homegarden size against species density / ha 47 30 Species similarity within the groups 48 31 Planting materials used by the farmers at Ban Thung Soong Village 60 32 Reasons for using different type of planting materials in the homegarden at Ban Thung Soong Village 61 33 Source of Planting materials in the homegarden at Ban Thung Soong Village. 62 34 List of species for which mother trees are selected in the homegarden at Ban Thung Soong Village 63 iii LIST OF TABLES (cont’d) Table Page 35 Location of the species selected for the homegarden at Ban Thung Soong Village 64 36 Pruning operations practiced for the homegarden plants at Ban Thung Soong Village 65 37 Medicinal plants of homegarden frequently used at Ban Thung Soong Village 68 Appendix Table 10.14457/KU.the.2006.759B1 List of species in homegarden group “A” 92 B2 List of species in homegarden group “B” 95 เมื่อB3 23/09/2564List of species in homegarden 19:59:17 group “C” 98 B4 List of species in ten homegardens at Ban Thung Soong Village, Surveyed in 2005 - 2006 102 iv LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1 Map of the study area the village of Ban Thung Soong , Krabi Province, Thailand. 26 2 Trend of species density with homegarden size in the Ban Thung Soong Village. 47 3 Map of the Homegarden No 1 50 4 Map of the Homegarden No 2 51 5 Map of the Homegarden No 3 52 6 Map of the Homegarden No 4 53 7 Map of the Homegarden No 5 54 10.14457/KU.the.2006.7598 Map of the Homegarden No 6 55 9 Map of the Homegarden No 7 56 เมื่อ10 23/09/2564Map of the Homegarden No19:59:17 8 57 11 Map of the Homegarden No 9 58 12 Map of the Homegarden No 10 59 GREENING AND HOMEGARDEN DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY AT BAN THUNG SOONG VILLAGE, AO LUEK DISTRICT, KRABI PROVINCE, THAILAND INTRODUCTION Thailand is an agricultural country