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Table 6 Knowledge score (mean ± standard error) across different valleys in Western Ladakh

From: Harmony in nature: understanding the cultural and ecological aspects of plant use in Ladakh

Category

Lower Indus

Suru

Wakha-chu

Food

17.64 ± 0.59*

11.75 ± 0.28*

13.74 ± 0.41*

Fodder

9.14 ± 0.36*

7.96 ± 0.23*

10.08 ± 0.21*

Fuel wood

23.63 ± 0.74*

13.75 ± 0.32*

13.19 ± 0.29*

Ornamental

16.61 ± 0.67*

11.32 ± 0.36*

8.61 ± 0.26*

Medicine

10.62 ± 0.53*

6.62 ± 0.32*

7.48 ± 0.30*

Dye

17.78 ± 0.89*

15.0 ± 1.00*

15.15 ± 0.66

Religious

23.31 ± 0.94*

12.17 ± 0.87*

13 ± 0.49*

Other

23.64 ± 0.88

15.02 ± 0.50

14.03 ± 0.42

  1. *Signifies the significance level P < 0.05