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Table 9 Determinants of diversity of use of common bean landraces in central Benin

From: Folk taxonomy and traditional uses of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces by the sociolinguistic groups in the central region of the Republic of Benin

Explanatory variables

Category of use

Medicinal

Commercial

Mystical-religious

Fodder

Coefficient

p value

Coefficient

p value

Coefficient

P-value

Coefficient

p value

Age

0.011

0.687

0.045**

0.036

0.531*

0.061

0.322

0.426

Sex

0.481

0.492

− 0.895**

0.037

0.213

0.739

0.765

0.491

Education

0.765**

0.037

− 0.408

0.353

− 14.354

0.982

− 14.472

0.989

Experience

− 0.035

0.550

− 0.045

0.324

0.013

0.819

− 0.012

0.888

Constance

− 2.000

0.136

− 1.514

0.145

− 3.993

0.005

− 3.970

0.058

Basic category

Food

       

Number of observation

164

       

LR Chi 2 (40)

37.94

       

− 2 log-likelihood

− 208.51

       

Prob > Chi 2

0.001

       

Pseudo R2

0.08

       
  1. **, * significant at 5% and 10% probability level respectively