Table 5 Traditional knowledge score (mean ± SE) across different age class and gender in Western Ladakh
From: Harmony in nature: understanding the cultural and ecological aspects of plant use in Ladakh
Variable | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
Western Ladakh | 109.18 ± 2.68 | 111.68 ± 2.79 |
Categories | Â | Â |
Food | 13.44 ± 0.37* | 15.31 ± 0.49* |
Fodder | 8.89 ± 0.23 | 9.23 ± 0.28 |
Fuelwood | 16.49 ± 0.49 | 17.22 ± 0.62 |
Ornamental | 11.85 ± 0.40 | 12.51 ± 0.54 |
Medicine | 8.09 ± 0.34 | 8.39 ± 0.42 |
Dye | 16.21 ± 0.72 | 15.74 ± 0.85 |
Religious | 16.11 ± 0.72 | 16.20 ± 0.87 |
Other | 18.10 ± 0.59 | 17.02 ± 0.69 |
Valley | Â | Â |
Lower Indus valley | 139.25 ± 5.64 | 145.49 ± 5.52 |
Suru valley | 94.11 ± 3.42 | 93.11 ± 3.60 |
Wakha-chu valley | 94.19 ± 2.58 | 96.43 ± 2.82 |