🧪 Biochemical & Nutritional Data

💡 Biochemical Data: Shows landraces with biochemical, nutritional, and phytochemical information including proximate composition, mineral content, and anti-nutritional factors.
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Landrace Name Zone Woreda Category Biochemical Info Citation
Astara Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Use:?Selected mature clones used to prepare traditional starter culture (gamama) for kocho fermentation. Muanenda et al. 2025
Astara Sidama Zone Hulla woreda Biochemistry & Nutrition / Material Science Fiber Properties:?Linear density 41.5 tex.?Altitude Impact:?Analyzed for fiber chemical and mechanical properties. Buta et al. 2025
Astara Ethiopia (Southern Ethiopia) Various Genetics & Genomics Chloroplast Genome:?Size 168,785 bp; LSC 88,724 bp; SSC 11,080 bp; IR 34,461/34,516 bp.?Genes:?Total 137 genes (105 unique, 23 duplicate copies); tRNA 37/28; rRNA 8/4; Protein-coding 91/76; Exons 56; ... Biswas et al. 2025
Astara Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with milk to cure bone and muscle problems in human (N=48).?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Hadiya Zone (N=51).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes and Amicho consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Astara Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho to treat bone problems in human (N=38).?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Kembata-Tembaro Zone (N=46).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes and Amicho consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Astara Gurage Zone Various Biochemistry & Nutrition Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Major Use:?Food and traditional medicine.?Predominant Character:?Sweet corm.?Proximate Composition (dry matter):?Moisture 68.57%; Crude... Nuraga et al. 2019
Astara (keyi) Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Use:?Corm used for medicine to repair a broken bone; bulla used for back pain and for women giving birth. Muanenda et al. 2025
Astara (Tikur) Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Use:?Pseudostem and corm together used for kocho; pseudostem used for bulla and fibre; corm used for amicho. Muanenda et al. 2025
Astarakey Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Use:?Preferred for kocho, amicho, and medicinal purposes. Muanenda et al. 2025
Astarakey Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Use:?Preferred for amicho. Muanenda et al. 2025
Astarakeyi Gedeo Zone Various (7 Kebeles) Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Morphological:?Deep brown pseudostem color; narrow leaf width; medium plant vigor.?Agronomic:?Early maturing; medium yield per plant.?Food Preference:?Bulla (2-good), Amicho (1-very good), Kocho (1-ve... Adem & Kibatu 2020
AstaraNech Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Use:?Preferred for kocho, amicho, and medicinal purposes. Muanenda et al. 2025
AstaraNech Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Use:?Preferred for amicho. Muanenda et al. 2025
AstaraNechi Gedeo Zone Various (7 Kebeles) Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Morphological:?Light green pseudostem color; narrow leaf width; medium plant vigor.?Agronomic:?Early maturing; medium yield per plant.?Food Preference:?Bulla (2-good), Amicho (1-very good), Kocho (1-v... Adem & Kibatu 2020
Astare Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with milk to treat bone and muscle problems, and for the initiation of milk production in human after delivery (N=60).?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Gurage Zone (N=60).?Use:?Used fo... Dilebo et al. 2023
Astare Silte Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with dairy products to repair broken bone, muscles, and to initiate milk production in human (N=60).?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Silte Zone (N=60).?Use:?Used for medicinal purpose... Dilebo et al. 2023
Astera Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Amicho Quality Ranking:?6th (Total: 12).?Use:?Amicho. Ayenew et al. 2016
Astra Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Availability:?4.8%.?Shannon Index:?0.01.?Suitability:?Kocho, Medicine, Amicho.?Key Finding:?Used for medicinal purposes in addition to food. Mulachew 2015
Ataro Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Morphological:?Green/light green leaf blade color; normal pseudostem aspect; yellow pseudostem color; sap watery; brown blotches at petiole base.?Agronomic:?Kocho yield high; Kocho quality very good; ... Haile et al. 2022
Awonda Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0055.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015