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Table 5 Social and spatial distribution of cultivar knowledge per adaptation group The assignment of cultivars to adaptation groups is based on the results of the 2004 survey (see Table 3).

From: Changes in farmers' knowledge of maize diversity in highland Guatemala, 1927/37-2004

Number of cultivars known per informant

Inchewex

San Andrés Huista

Jacaltenango

San Marcos Huista

Witzobal

Cheya

Acoma

El Mul

Paya

Mean all informants

Total

Hot

2.4

2.2

1.6

3.0

2.0

3.2

2.7

3.25

0.3

2.3

8

Hot and temperate

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.75

3.0

2.7

3

Temperate

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.0

3.6

3.7

4.25

2.3

3.1

6

Cold

5.8

5.2

4.4

6.2

5.8

6.4

5.7

5.75

4.7

5.5

7

All environments*

14.8

13.2

11.2

14.4

12.2

15.8

14.6

16

10.3

13.7

24

Total of cultivars known per community

Inchewex

San Andrés Huista

Jacaltenango

San Marcos Huista

Witzobal

Cheya

Acoma

El Mul

Paya

Mean

Total

Hot

4

5

3

7

4

7

4

5

1

4.4

8

Hot and temperate

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3.0

3

Temperate

5

5

5

5

5

6

5

5

4

5.0

6

Cold

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7.0

7

All environments

19

20

18

22

19

23

19

20

15

19.4

24

  1. *The means are not equal among communities (ANOVA; p = 0.02)