Spatial and Seasonal Diversity of Wild Food Plants in Home Gardens of Northeast Thailand1

摘要: Wild food plants (WFPs) are major components of tropical home gardens, constituting an important resource for poor farmers. The spatial and seasonal diversity WFPs was analyzed across multi-species configurations occurring within gardens in a rice farming village northeast Thailand. Data were collected 77 sampling sites corresponding to five different garden configurations, namely fenced plot, plot margin, yard, boundary, pot. Absolute abundance frequency occurrence quantified per individual WFP species both dry rainy seasons, data on additional uses (besides food) through focus group discussions each species. A total 20 13 botanical families reported. Results show that varied seasonally spatially gardens. Diversity, as observed the analysis Shannon Simpson indexes, also differed configurations. Home showed higher season because presence human management. Ninety-five percent presented uses, with nine types total. Finally, this study demonstrates, results over comprise new perspective research by providing understandings about their composition