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Independent experts nominated by country party

Pitayakon Limtong

Title
Dr.
First name
Pitayakon
Last name
Limtong
Gender
Male
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Discipline of Expertise
Soil science
Other Disciplines
1. Soil and water conservation 2. Assessment of land degradation
3. Soil improvement by organic fertilizers 4. Soil microbial activities
5. Agricultural area and watershed area management
Thematic Areas
Soil conservation
Monitoring and assessment
Land degradation
Integrated water resources management
UN languages spoken

English

Geographical Focus
Thailand
Job function
Advisory of Land Development Department and former Expert in Soil & Water Conservation
Division
Department of Land Development
Email
pitaya@ldd.go.th
pitaya49@msn.com
Telephone number
+668 9444 6599 / +662 562 5111
Work experience
My research project in the past emphasized in microbial activities in decomposition processes of organic material in compost pile and in the soil, especially in cellulolytic microorganisms and their enzyme activities, where this research project was received the best research result award in 1993. These microbial activities play the importance role in content and transformation of soil organic matter, soil carbon stock and some plant nutrient in soil. Another my research and development project, which directly involved on organic matter and carbon sequestration, was utilization of chemical fertilizers cooperated with organic fertilizers to restoration of soil quality and improvement of rice and some economic crop yield. This project emphasized in technology transfer from research activities to farmer in target areas and encourage them to produce organic fertilizer by themselves. The last importance project was estimation of carbon balance and soil carbon stock in application of soil and water conservation measures in agricultural area.
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
- PhD in Soil Microbiology in 1988, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Certificated in Organic Fertilizer and Recycling, in 1979, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
Number of Publications
5
Publication titles
1. Limtong, P. 2012. Status and priorities of soil management in Thailand. Presented in Workshop on Managing Living Soil, 5-8 December 2012. FAO, Rome, Italy.

2. Limtong, P. 2011. Vetiver system in soil and water conservation and soil carbon stock in Thailand, Presented in The 5th International Conference on Vetiver (ICV-5): Vetiver and Climate Change, 28-30 November 2011, Lucknow, India.

3. Takahashi, M., K. Hirai, P. Limtong. 2011. Topographic variation in heterotrophic and autotrophic soil respiration in a tropical seasonal forest in Thailand. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 57 (3): 452-465.

4. Limtong, P. 2010. Application of Vetiver system for soil and water conservation in Thailand. Presented in the first International Conference on Vetiver (Latin-America Region), 11-19 October 2010, Santiago, Chili
5. Limtong, P. and K. Devahastin. 2010. Agricultural land use and its effect in Thailand. Presented in the Workshop on agricultural land use and its effect in APEC member economics, 19-22 October 2009. Beijing, China. 137-152 pp.
Other activities
1. President of Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand
2. Committee of Soil and Water Conservation Society of Thailand
3. The Secretariat of conference and editor committee of proceeding in the 14th International Conference of World Fertilizer
4. Chairman of Evaluation Committee of Official Position Level of Researcher of Department of Land Development

5. Editor and reviewer of scientific paper in field of organic fertilizer, soil microbial activities and soil and water conservation
Awards
1. The Best Presentation and Research Result Award in 1993, in The National Conference of Land Development, Bangkok, Thailand;
2. The Best Government Officer Award in 1998, by The Royal Thai Government
Organisation name
Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources
Organisation nature
Agriculture and Cooperatives
Organisation street address
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Paholyothin Road., Chatuchak
Organisation city
Bangkok
Organisation post code
10900
Organisation country
Thailand