Table 11. Direct matrix ranking (DMR) of tree species with different uses other than medicinal value from Dawarian and Rati Gali, AJK, Pakistan.
Uses | P. wallichiana | P. roxburghii | P. smithiana | C. deodara | A. pindrow | A. cappadocicum | P. alba | S. tetrasperma |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Construction | 40 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hedging and Fencing | 20 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 22 |
Fire wood | 25 | 29 | 35 | 38 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 19 |
Cash income | 40 | 38 | 30 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Fodder | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 29 |
Fruit, Food | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 130 | 127 | 123 | 128 | 105 | 66 | 72 | 70 |
Rankings | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 6th | 7th |