Assignment criteria | Weight | Sub-criteria | Assignment score |
---|---|---|---|
C1- Taste (T) | 0.1934 | Most preferred | 4 |
Commonly preferred | 3 | ||
Preferred but not common | 2 | ||
Occasionally used | 1 | ||
C2-Distribution (D) | 0.1920 | 7–9 districts | 4 |
5–6 districts | 3 | ||
3–4 districts | 2 | ||
1–2 districts | 1 | ||
C3-Community status (CS) | 0.0749 | Dominant | 3 |
Common | 2 | ||
Rare | 1 | ||
C4-Life form (LF) | 0.0283 | Perennial | 2 |
Annual/Biennial | 1 | ||
C5-Basis of civil use (BCU) | 0.0576 | Wide range | 4 |
Commonly used | 3 | ||
Used but not common | 2 | ||
Rarely used | 1 | ||
C6- Wild or cultivated (WC) | 0.0358 | Cultivated | 2 |
Wild | 1 | ||
C7- Edible time (ET) | 0.0933 | Cross seasonal eating | 2 |
Single seasonal eating | 1 | ||
C8-Edible part (EP) | 0.1644 | Multiple parts | 2 |
Single part | 1 | ||
C9-Medicinal value (MV) | 0.0324 | Yes | 1 |
No | 0 | ||
C10-Market potential (MP) | 0.1278 | High | 3 |
General | 2 | ||
Low | 1 |