Plant diversity of eco-friendly and conventional guava farms in Thailand
Description
Eco-friendly practices support higher wild plant diversity than conventional practices in tropical fruit farms Piriya Hassa, Paweena Traiperm, and Alyssa B. Stewart The objective of this study was to assess plant diversity in tropical smallholdings, comparing eco-friendly and conventional guava farms in central Thailand. We conducted plant surveys across all seasons and quantified plant species richness, Shannon’s diversity, and Simpson’s diversity for all wild (weedy) and cultivated plant species observed on study farms. Meta data: - Row: row number - Year: year that data was collected - Month: month that data was collected - Date: date that data was collected - Farm ID: name of farm - Farm Type: type of farm (conventional or eco-friendly) - Plant Species: scientific name of plant - Abundance: For cultivated plants, abundance was quantified as the number of plant individuals on the farm. For wild plants, abundance was quantified as the percent coverage across the farm. - Origin: plant origin (native or exotic) - Plant Type: plant type (cultivated or wild) - Field Size: size of study field in hectares