Use technology for mungbean production in the dry season crop of the farmers in Chanasuit project, Amphoe Bang Rachan Changwat Sing Buri [Thailand]
1987
Somchai Charnnarongkul
Population in this study comprised 150 farmers sampled from 15 villages in 6 sub-districts: Pak tan, Mai Dad, Sra Jang, Cherng Klad, Ban Ja and Bho Chonkai. All project areas were in Channasuit Irrigation of Water Delivery and Conservation, Bang Rachan District, Sing Buri. Data assessment had been conducted with the use of questionnaire survey, half of the farmers of this study were male, about 43 years old; educated level at grade 4; and 90.00 percent of married persons. Family member was about 5 persons, 2.7 persons could work for this (task). Average family income was about 51,400 Baht per year. Their own land was about 9 rai per family. Yield of dry season mungbean was 104.8 kgs per rai. Most areas used to grow mungbean after rice. Most farmers used tractors for soil preparation and began to harvest mungbean in April by using their own family labour and partly by employing other labourers. U-thong 1 was a popular variety among the farmers. Chemical fertilizers formula 25-5-5 and 46-0-0 were used under the recommendation of kaset Tambol (KT) and their neighbors. These farmers never used rhizobium. The major problems were insects, diseases and herbs, for example stem borrer, root rot and leaf spot. Rat and leaf hopper also destroyed mungbean. 12 chemicals were used to get rid of these pests. "Lannated" chemical. The problems of using technology were those of expensive and rare seed; expensive fertilizers and the belief that using fertilizers could not increase mungbean yield. The lack of rhizobium in the local market; using insecticides farmers were concerned with the resistant worm and ineffective chemical
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