Comparison of plants composition and structure of homegardens of ethnic groups in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

การเปรียบเทียบสวนครัวของชาติพันธุ์ต่างๆ ในจังหวัดเชียงใหม่ ประเทศไทย

Name: Prateep Panyadee

LCSH: Ethnology

Classification :.DDC: 305.895936

LCSH: Biodiversity

Abstract: Homegarden is a private land around or near to the private house with many plant species which is managed by their owners. These plants are used mostly for selfconsumption and fulfill other needs of the owners. Homegardens have provided and fulfilled their owner need with various products from them. This study aimed to understand the role of homegardens in different ethnicities lived in Chiang Mai province. Homegardens of seven largest ethnicities: Karen; Thai Yuan; Lisu; Lahu; Hmong; Lawa; and Yunnan Chinese, were examined for their characteristics and functions. The homegardens from 15 villages were examined. The used plants in each homegarden were asked for their usages. Trees were counted to calculate the diversity indices. The presentations of plants in horizontal zone were recorded. We found that both ethnicity and location had affected the homegarden characteristics and diversity in homegardens. For example, Hmong homegardens still had a high richness and similarity, comparing to other mountainous people. However, Lawa homegardens were obviously differed from place to place. Other factors that also affected the richness and diversity in homegardens included the elevation which negatively affected; the distance from urban center which increased the number species of selling plant, the age of the village which positively affected the richness in homegardens, and the size of homegardens which positively related to the number of species found in homegardens. In most homegardens, regardless of the place they are or the ethnicity always had the i high evenness of woody species. This indicated that the trees in homegardens were carefully selected by their owners because of the limitation of the spaces. No relation of similarity between plant found in homegardens and distance between the villages was observed. However there was the relation between the similarity and the proportion of homegardens horizontal zone was observed. The frequency of plants found in yard, homegarden boundaries were less varied among the studied ethnicity however the proportion of pot in homegardens were differed from place to place which seem to related with the ethnicity. Despite the different of the species found and characteristics, the functions of the homegardens among the ethnic groups were still remained as providing the food for their owners. Beside fulfilling the physical need, homegardens also fulfilled the mental need to the homegardeners as witness by the high proportion of ornamental (environmental plants) species in most homegardens. The most important characteristics of homegardens are the diversity among them. This diversity is important to conserve the diversity of plant in both species and genetic levels. Moreover, it is the important place conserving the ethnobotanical knowledge of each ethnicity.

Chiang Mai University Library

Address: Chiang Mai

Email: cmulibref@cmu.ac.th

Name: Prachaya Srisanga

Role: Chairman

Name: Angkhana Inta

Role: Member

Name: Henrik Balslev

Role: Member

Name: Sutthathorn Chairuangsri

Role: Member

Name: Prasit Wangpakapattanawong

Role: Member

Name: Kamonnate Srithi

Role: Member

Created: 2017

Modified: 2020-01-10

Issued: 2020-01-10

วิทยานิพนธ์/Thesis

application/pdf

Th/N 305.895936 P912C

eng

Spatial: Chiang Mai

DegreeName: Doctor of Philosophy

Level: Doctoral Degree

Descipline: Biodiversity and Ethnobiology

Grantor: Chiang Mai University

©copyrights Chiang Mai University

ลำดับที่.	ชื่อแฟ้มข้อมูล	ขนาดแฟ้มข้อมูล	จำนวนเข้าถึง	วัน-เวลาเข้าถึงล่าสุด
1	etbio81217pepa_full.pdf	17.27 MB	2	2020-03-30 15:36:19

ใช้เวลา

0.062576 วินาที