Assessment of an Invasive Weed “Maimaio” Commelina foecunda in the Sesame Fields of Western Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Table 1

Frequency, abundance, and density of C. foecunda in different districts and growing areas of western Tigray.

Woreda	Growing areas	Frequency (%)	Abundance	Density (m^2)
Kafta Humera	Adebay	60b	22abc	352abc
	Adigoshu	90bc	37.2a–e	595.2a–e
	Bahker	100c	46.5a–f	744a–f
	Banat	100c	71.1c–g	1137.6c–g
	Bowal	100c	45.8a–f	732.8a–f
	Central	100c	75d–g	1200d–g
	Hagre selam	90bc	19.6abc	313.6abc
	Lugdi	100c	75.3d–g	1204.8d–g
	Maikadra	90bc	21.3abc	340.8abc
	Maisegen	100c	57.4b–g	918.4b–g
	Maitemen	100c	61.3b–g	980.8b–g
	Maiweini	60b	24.1a–d	385.6a–d
	Niguara	100c	107.7gh	1723.2gh
	Rawian	100c	86.9e–h	1390.4e–h
	Shelela	100c	132.8h	2124.8h
	Sherifhamed	100c	79.6efg	1273.6efg
	Whdet	100c	102gh	1632gh
	Mean	93.5B	62.7B	1002.9B
Welkait	Maigaba	100c	95.7fgh	1531.2fgh
	Qorarit	80bc	43.2a–e	691.2a–e
	Mogue	90bc	14.6ab	233.6ab
	Mean	90B	51.2AB	818.7AB
Tsegede	Kebabo	100c	68.3c–g	1092.8c–g
	Maidelie	20a	0.3a	4.8a
	Zuriadansha	10a	0.1a	1.6a
	Rubalemin	0a	0a	0a
	Mean	32.5A	17.2A	274.8A
Grand mean		82.9	53.7	859
SE		19.33	25.02	400.2
CV (%)		23.3	46.6	46.6
LSD (0.05)		39.98	51.75	828

Means followed by the same letters are not statistically different from each other (); capital letters indicate Woreda; small letters indicate sesame growing area.