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Table 4 Enset clone diversity in the eight ethnic groups, Southern Ethiopia, Expressed as richness, Simpson(1-D) and Shannon (H') diversity indices, and Evenness

From: Exploiting indigenous knowledge of subsistence farmers’ for the management and conservation of Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) (musaceae family) diversity on-farm

Districts

Richness (%)

Mean richness / farm

Minimum richness

Maximum richness

No. of unique landraces

1-D

H'

Evenness

Dawro

75 (17.04)

10.2

1

28

21

0.97

3.71

0.86

Gedeo

26 (5.91)

4.75

1

8

20

0.9

2.6

0.8

Gurage

63 (14.32)

9.45

3

21

15

0.96

3.69

0.89

Hadiya

51 (11.59)

8.19

4

15

20

0.95

3.4

0.86

Kembata-Tembaro

66 (15)

7.83

3

15

15

0.96

3.62

0.86

Sidama

62 (14.1)

10.27

3

28

45

0.96

3.5

0.85

Silte

69 (15.68)

10.43

3

24

20

0.96

3.67

0.87

Wolaita

28 (6.36)

3.55

2

7

15

0.93

2.86

0.86