Table 12 Direct matrix average score of seven underutilized edible plants in lowland agroecology (LLA) in northwestern Ethiopia

Diospyros mespiliformis

5

3

2

4

3

0

2

2

20

1

Syzygium guineense

5

4

2

2

2

1

0

1

17

2

Tamarindus indica

5

4

2

2

2

0

2

1

17

2

Diospyros abyssinica

5

4

2

3

1

0

1

1

16

3

Ziziphus spina-christii

4

3

4

2

1

1

1

1

16

3

Ximenia Americana

5

4

3

0

0

2

2

0

15

4

Carisa spinarum

4

2

2

0

0

5

1

0

15

4

Total

33

24

18

13

9

8

7

5

Rank

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8