Quantitative Ethnobotany of the Plants of District Swabi, Tehsil Razar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Journal
- Journal of Agriculture Sustainability and Environment
- Publication Date
- DOI
- 10.56556/jase.v3i1.1123
- Language
- EN
- License
- Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of Agriculture Sustainability and Environment
Keywords
- Quantitative ethnobotany
- Pearson correlation
- Swabi
- Razar
Abstract
The present study presents first tentative attempt to determine the quantitative ethnobotanical profile of plants of Tehsil Razar, District Swabi. Relative frequency citation (RFC) and Use value (UV) of plant resources were calculated. Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) was calculated to find any significance between RFC and UV. A total of 60 plants from 37 families had ethnobotanical importance in the investigated area. It included 1 pteridophyte, 13 monocots and 46 dicots. Quantitative results showed that 24 species with the highest RFC value of 1, were important in the area in terms of their uses. Acacia modesta, Acacia nilotica sub sp. nilotica and Ailanthus altissima were popular and common medicinal plants in the study area with highest use value of 6.07, 5.60 and 3.40 respectively. The Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) between RFC and UV was 0.01 with P value well below than 1% which demonstrate a highly significant correlation between RFC and UV.
Cite This Article
Din, S. U., Hayat, S. A., Din, P. U., Qadir, A., Shah, M., Yaseen, T., Hussain, F., & Khan, I. (2024). Quantitative Ethnobotany of the Plants of District Swabi, Tehsil Razar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Journal of Agriculture Sustainability and Environment. https://doi.org/10.56556/jase.v3i1.1123