Table 3 Different species grown and their percentage in each region
From: Ethnobotanical study of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in Senegal
Species common name | Species Latin name | Diourbel | Fatick | Kédougou | Louga | Saint-Louis | Sédhiou | Thiès | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bambara nut | Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Calabash | Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Cassava | Manihot esculenta Crantz | 0 | 0 | 27.8 | 0 | 8.1 | 13.5 | 0 | 5.1 |
Chili | Capsicum annuum (L.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 1.8 |
Cotton | Gossypium (L.) | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Cowpea | Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. | 100 | 95.8 | 94.4 | 100 | 98.4 | 100 | 100 | 98.8 |
Cucumber | Cucumis sativus (L.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Eggplant | Solanum melongena (L.) | 1.7 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 5.3 | 3.3 |
Fonio | Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
Groundnut | Arachis hypogaea (L.) | 98.3 | 95.8 | 100 | 94.8 | 43.5 | 84.6 | 94.7 | 84.8 |
Maize | Zea mays (L.) | 13.6 | 29.2 | 94.4 | 5.2 | 22.6 | 55.8 | 2.6 | 25.7 |
Melon | Cucumis melo (L.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Okra | Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench | 5.1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 2.6 | 6 |
Onion | Allium cepa (L.) | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 22.6 | 0 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
Pearl millet | Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. | 100 | 79.2 | 44.4 | 87.9 | 24.2 | 69.2 | 84.2 | 71.3 |
Pumpkin | Cucurbita (L.) | 5.1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
Red sorrel | Hibiscus sabdariffa (L.) | 47.5 | 35.4 | 38.9 | 32.8 | 35.5 | 0 | 21.1 | 30.1 |
Rice | Oryza glaberrima Steud | 0 | 16.7 | 77.8 | 0 | 12.9 | 23.1 | 0 | 12.5 |
Sesame | Sesamum indicum (L.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.8 | 0 | 4.5 |
Sorghum | Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench | 18.6 | 12.5 | 55.6 | 17.2 | 1.6 | 0 | 2.6 | 11.6 |
Sweet potato | Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 | 7.7 | 0 | 3.6 |
Tomato | Solanum lycopersicum (L.) | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
Turnip | Brassica rapa (L.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
Watermelon | Citrullus lanatus Thunb | 3.4 | 8.3 | 0 | 20.7 | 62.9 | 5.8 | 10.5 | 19.1 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |