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Table 6.

Shannon-Weaver (H’), Evenness (J) and Simpson Indices (

λ) estimated for home garden species composition

diversity in hill agro-ecol

ogical zones of Nepal

Sites

Diversity indices Vegetable Ornmtl Fruits Fodder

Med. Plants Spices Religious Others

Gulmi H'

3.49212 3.26654 2.90606 3.

06274 2.78751 2.23028 3.39664 1.49433

J

0.83968

0.86321 0.78255 0.8194

3 0.91558 0.75746 0.85551 0.64898

λ

0.04014 0.06744 0.07329 0.0645

7 0.08 0.13221 0.04714 0.39031

Ilam H'

3.22245 4.03064 3.09426 2

.99251 2.91561 1.94109 1.06653 2.7297

J

0.78389

0.80021 0.83323 0.

78612 0.87498 0.78115 0.54809 0.8831

λ

0.05324 0.03187 0.05844 0.0757

6 0.07628 0.1731 0.43260 0.08780

Ornmtl-ornamental Table 7.

Shannon-Weaver (H’), Evenness (J) and Simpson Indices (

λ) estimated for home garden species diversity

in

terai

agro-ecological zones of Nepal

Sites

Diversity indices Vegetable Ornmtl Fruits Fodder

Med. Plants Spices Religious Others

R’dehi H'

3.38427 3.03677 2.79065 2

.62232 2.43869 2.02870 2.07504 2.20479

J

0.84452

0.82322 0.76717 0.7787

6 0.81405 0.76872 0.67131 0.95753

λ

0.04301 0.07902 0.08827 0.11674 0

.13301 0.18091 0.23765 0.12426

Jhapa H'

3.45227 3.79127 2.95196 2

.4335 2.34574 1.88156 1.3883 1.64366

J

0.85763

0.83448 0.78484 0.7226

9 0.94399 0.73357 0.52606 0.71383

λ

0.04271 0.03962 0.08075 0.1408

9 0.11 0.17993 0.43698 0.28653

R’dehi – Rupandehi, Ornmtl-ornamental