Research Article

Determinant Factor of Plant Species Diversity in the Organic Agriculture-Dominated System of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Diversity indices F value native and exotic species as influenced by agroecological zone and wealth class.

FactorOrigin of speciesF value for diversity indices
Beta diversity (S)Shannon (H′)Evenness (J)

Agroecological zoneNative11.013.7810.466
Exotic23.5018.5475.540
Wealth classNative0.15 ns1.418 ns4.054
Exotic10.1958.2055.418

Source: own survey data, 2019. , , and mean significant at the 10%, 5%, and 1% probability levels, respectively. ns, not significant.