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. 2022 Jun 22;3(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s43170-022-00101-x

Table 7.

Strategies for the control of disease, pests, and weeds in watermelon and pumpkin production in Uganda

Strategy Regions Total Percentage df χ2 P
Acholi Central East Central Elgon Lango South western Teso West Nile Western
Weeding 1 2 0 5 7 11 11 5 7 49 46.67 24 159.47  < 0.001*
Weeding, ash 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 13 12.38
Weeding, crop protection chemical sprays 2 17 0 8 2 0 1 1 0 31 29.52
Weeding, crop rotation 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11.43

df degree of freedom

χ2 chi-square value for the measure of association

P probability value

*denotes significant differences