| This study was conducted to investigate and introduce Japanese honey suckle orchard management. A set of questionnaires, in-depth interviews and observations were used for data collection. Informants in this study consisted of 15 big-scale farmers and 51 small-scale farmers in Fang, Mae Aye, and Chaiprakarn district, Chiang Mai province. This study covered four aspects: 1) irrigation management system; 2) nutrient supply; 3) insect disease management; and 4) harvesting. The results revealed that both groups of farmers irrigated orange tree using drip sprinkler and used 15-15-15 or 16-16-16 fertilizer formula with the rate of 1-1.5 kg. per tree per month. However, large scale farmers used overhead sprinkler and preferred to use 13-13-20 fertilizer formula... |
