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Table 6 Results of the ranking of factors considered as threats to wild edible plants.

From: Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A comparative study

Factors

Respondents

Total

Rank

 

*N1

N2

N3

N4

N5

N6

J1

J2

S1

S2

T1

T2

Q1

Q2

Q3

  

Agricultural land expansion

9

17

7

3

10

6

7

7

9

3

16

6

5

5

10

120

1

Over- grazing

9

11

9

6

10

3

5

6

1

5

14

7

10

9

1

106

2

Over-harvesting

4

4

0

5

10

1

4

1

4

4

4

2

1

3

6

53

3

Uncontrolled Fire setting

10

6

1

3

0

2

3

0

1

0

5

3

7

2

0

43

4

Fuel wood collection

1

1

0

2

1

0

5

0

0

0

8

0

2

0

0

20

5

  1. * N = Nablus; J = Jenin; S = Salfit; T = Tulkarm; Q = Qalqilia. The values in the Table are the number of informants who mentioned the factor at the different sites from each community.