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Table 7 Comparison of people knowledge on A. africana

From: Use patterns, use values and management of Afzelia africana Sm. in Burkina Faso: implications for species domestication and sustainable conservation

Local knowledge

Factor

Degree of freedom

Chi-square

p value

Motivation

EG

6

2.847

0.827

G

1

1.044

0.307

Organs used

EG

6

3.036

0.804

G

1

0.031

0.860

Food uses

EG

6

8.247

0.220

G

1

0.027

0.870

Medicinal uses

EG

6

17.904

0.006*

G

1

8.280

0.004*

Fodder use

EG

6

6.000

0.423

G

1

0.125

0.723

Cultural use

EG

6

12.723

0.048*

G

1

6.318

0.012*

Handicraft use

EG

6

5.644

0.464

G

1

0.892

0.345

Local practices

EG

6

9.026

0.172

G

1

0.558

0.455

Occurrence habitat

EG

6

13.233

0.039*

G

1

0.000

0.977

Species status

EG

6

5.083

0.533

G

1

0.256

0.613

Perception of variation

EG

6

5.055

0.536

G

1

1.005

0.315

Existence of ecotypes

EG

6

0.000

1.000

G

1

0.048

0.826

  1. EG ethnic group, G gender
  2. *Significant differences at p < 0.05