No.

Characteristics

Categories

Frequency

Respondents %

1

Variety for stock

Multiclone

48

80

BPM 24

10

16.7

Multiclone & BPM 24

2

3.3

2

Source of stock

Broker

56

93.3

Collected

2

3.3

Broker & collected

2

3.3

3

Cost of seeds basket−1 (kyats)

8000 - 12,000

47

78.4

13,000 - 24,000

13

21.6

4

Variety for scion

BPM 24

47

78.3

BPM 24 & PB 235

1

1.7

BPM 24 & PB 260

1

1.7

BPM 24, RRIT 251& RRIM 2000 series

1

1.7

BPM 24, RRIT 251, JV 80 & KT 39/35

1

1.7

BPM 24 & RRIT 251

9

15

5

Source of scion

DOA

3

5

Broker

33

55

Private

17

28.3

Broker & Private

7

11.7

6

Cost of scion yard−1 (kyats)

50 - 250

49

81.7

300 - 350

11

18.4

7

Choice of variety

Market

52

86.7

High yield of latex

6

10

Capital

1

1.7

Budding success

1

1.7

8

Budding time

November-December

5

8.3

January-February

55

91.7