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Table 6 Results of preference ranking of top five WSWEPs fruits by their taste quality (1 = least, 2 = less, 3 = good, 4 = very good, and 5 = excellent

From: Food security and environment conservation through sustainable use of wild and semi-wild edible plants: a case study in Berek Natural Forest, Oromia special zone, Ethiopia

Edible fruits

Key informants (K1 to K7)

K1

K2

K3

K4

K5

K6

K7

Total

Score

Rank

Ficus sur

4

3

3

2

3

3

3

21

1st

Ximenia americana

2

1

4

3

5

3

2

19

2nd

Physalis peruviana

3

1

1

3

3

4

2

17

3rd

Rubus apetalus

1

5

1

3

1

1

3

15

4th

Cordia africana

2

3

1

1

2

1

4

14

5th