TABLE 3

Concepts that respondent organizations include in their understanding of what constitutes local provenance, χ2 (10, n = 1202 responses) = 468, P <.0001; 537 respondents.

Concept of localRespondents (%)
Multi-county48a
Plant hardiness zone34bc
State30bc
County25bc
160 km (100-mile radius)20cdef
EPA Level III ecoregion18cdef
80 km (50-mile) radius16def
EPA Level IV ecoregion14defg
A radius over 160 km (100 miles)9fgh
Provisional seed transfer zone6ghi
Empirical seed transfer zone3hi
  • Notes: Proportions followed by the same letter are not significantly different using a Bonferroni corrected alpha = .0028 [Q9c].