The total phenolic contents, and antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of mangosteen, mango, banana, durian, longgong [longan], pawpaw, orange and pineapple peel extracts were studied. The mangosteen and mango peel extracts showed the highest total phenolic contents, and...

This research project is part of a master research project entitled "Pattern of Agroforestry Development for Increasing Sustainable Production and Valuation of the Watershed" which was carried out in Huayraeng - Klongpeed watershed covering an area of Muang, Borai and Khaosaming district, Trat...

Thrips are an economic pest of mangosteen and effective integrated pest management strategies are lacking. The objectives of this research were to (1) investigate mangosteen thrips population dynamics and (2) select appropriate integrated management tactics of thrips. The monitoring on thrips...

The objective of this study was to evaluated the efficiency of host plants for leopard lacewing Cethosia cyane euanthes Drury. The five kinds of host plants; Fetid passionflower Passiflora foetida L., Passion Fruit Passiflora edulis, Adenia viridiflora Craib, Baby jackfruit Momordica...

The survey of species diversity of agroecological system of the orchards along the bank of Chao Phraya river and Kohkret areas in Nontaburi province was conducted in 2005. A total of 53 orders, 93 families, 246 genera and 429 species of agricultural plants were found. The majority of the plants,...

The aim of this study was to investigate the fruit growth pattern of pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) fruit planted in the semi-highland zone and effect of flowering period, fruit size and fruit age on fruit qualities. The 20 plants which planted from cuttings and trained on a 1.5 m-high vertical pole...

This study determined the effective concentration of chitosan coating for maintaining postharvest quality of 'Rongrien' rambutan fruit. Chitosan coating at low concentrations were prepared at 0 (control), 0.002, 0.004, 0.008 and 0.016% (w/v). The results showed that the chitosan coatings at...

The effects of pruning on plant growth, yield and quality of durian fruit were studied. The 12-year old durian trees were randomly selected from two orchards in Tha mai and Khao Khitchakut amphur, Chanthaburi province. The experimental design was subjected to the Completely Randomized Design which...

Survey of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in soil from chemical farming and organic farming system of durian orchard in Surat Thani provinces was performed. The total numbers of observed AMF spores in collected soil from the two durian plantation system are 1,751.7±45.4 and 1,724.0±14.2...

The effect of paclobutrazol concentrations in flowering, fruit set, and fruit quality of Durian cv. Monthong in Lampang province was studied. The experimental design was randomized completely block design, RCBD with 5 treatments, 4 replications (using 2 plants of durian of each replication). Five...