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Table 5 Frequency, mean citation rank, Smith’s index, Sutrop index and B.score for species grown with cowpea

From: Ethnobotanical study of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in Senegal

Cited items

Latin name

N

Frequency

Mean rank

Smith’s index

Sutrop index

B. score

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

331

0.988

2.532

0.6122

0.3902

0.7209

Bambara groundnut

Arachis hypogaea (L.)

290

0.866

1.872

0.6825

0.4624

0.7384

Pearl millet

Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.

245

0.731

2.012

0.5578

0.3635

0.6122

Red sorrel

Hibiscus sabdariffa (L.)

102

0.304

4.039

0.1087

0.0754

0.1743

Maize

Zea mays (L.)

89

0.266

3.292

0.1487

0.0807

0.1902

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus Thunb

59

0.176

3.153

0.0893

0.0559

0.1148

Rice

Oryza glaberrima Steud

46

0.137

3.565

0.0788

0.0385

0.0998

Sorghum

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

42

0.125

4.024

0.0557

0.0312

0.0804

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

22

0.066

5.909

0.0223

0.0111

0.0388

Onion

Allium cepa (L.)

20

0.06

4.6

0.0265

0.013

0.0382

Cassava

Manihot esculenta Crantz

18

0.054

5.111

0.0243

0.0105

0.035

Sesame

Sesamum indicum (L.)

16

0.048

4.438

0.0189

0.0108

0.0286

Pumpkin

Cucurbita (L.)

14

0.042

4.571

0.018

0.0091

0.0255

Cotton

Gossypium (L.)

13

0.039

5.846

0.0176

0.0066

0.0253

Sweet potato

Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam

12

0.036

3.083

0.0248

0.0116

0.0278

Eggplant

Solanum melongena (L.)

11

0.033

6.091

0.0127

0.0054

0.0198

Fonio

Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf

8

0.024

6

0.0099

0.004

0.0145

Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum (L.)

6

0.018

6

0.0055

0.003

0.0092

Pepper

Capsicum annuum (L.)

6

0.018

5.833

0.0044

0.0031

0.0084

Other

 

3

0.009

4.333

0.0035

0.0021

0.0041

Melon

Cucumis melo (L.)

2

0.006

4.5

0.0036

0.0013

0.0032

Calabash

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl

1

0.003

5

0.0019

6.00E − 04

9.00E − 04

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus (L.)

1

0.003

6

0.0013

5.00E − 04

6.00E − 04

B groundnut

Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc

1

0.003

5

6.00E − 04

6.00E − 04

0

Turnip

Brassica rapa (L.)

1

0.003

8

4.00E-04

4.00E − 04

0