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Table 3 Different species grown and their percentage in each region

From: Ethnobotanical study of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in Senegal

Species common name

Species Latin name

Diourbel

Fatick

Kédougou

Louga

Saint-Louis

Sédhiou

Thiès

Total

Bambara nut

Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc

1.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

Calabash

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl

0

0

5.6

0

0

0

0

0.3

Cassava

Manihot esculenta Crantz

0

0

27.8

0

8.1

13.5

0

5.1

Chili

Capsicum annuum (L.)

0

0

0

1.7

4.8

3.8

0

1.8

Cotton

Gossypium (L.)

0

0

33.3

0

0

0

0

1.8

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

100

95.8

94.4

100

98.4

100

100

98.8

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus (L.)

0

0

0

0

1.6

0

0

0.3

Eggplant

Solanum melongena (L.)

1.7

0

33.3

0

3.2

0

5.3

3.3

Fonio

Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf

0

0

33.3

0

0

0

0

1.8

Groundnut

Arachis hypogaea (L.)

98.3

95.8

100

94.8

43.5

84.6

94.7

84.8

Maize

Zea mays (L.)

13.6

29.2

94.4

5.2

22.6

55.8

2.6

25.7

Melon

Cucumis melo (L.)

0

0

0

0

1.6

0

0

0.3

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

5.1

0

66.7

0

6.5

0

2.6

6

Onion

Allium cepa (L.)

0

0

5.6

0

22.6

0

5.3

5.1

Pearl millet

Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.

100

79.2

44.4

87.9

24.2

69.2

84.2

71.3

Pumpkin

Cucurbita (L.)

5.1

0

33.3

0

6.5

0

0

3.9

Red sorrel

Hibiscus sabdariffa (L.)

47.5

35.4

38.9

32.8

35.5

0

21.1

30.1

Rice

Oryza glaberrima Steud

0

16.7

77.8

0

12.9

23.1

0

12.5

Sesame

Sesamum indicum (L.)

0

0

0

0

0

28.8

0

4.5

Sorghum

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

18.6

12.5

55.6

17.2

1.6

0

2.6

11.6

Sweet potato

Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam

0

0

0

0

12.9

7.7

0

3.6

Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum (L.)

0

0

5.6

0

6.5

0

0

1.5

Turnip

Brassica rapa (L.)

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.6

0.3

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus Thunb

3.4

8.3

0

20.7

62.9

5.8

10.5

19.1

Other

 

0

0

0

0

3.2

0

0

0.6