📋 Arkiya

💡 Landrace Details: This page shows all records for Arkiya from the database. Each row represents one study or reference that mentions this landrace.
6 total records 4 zones 5 study categories 5 unique citations ⬇️ Export CSV
📌 Zones: Dawuro Zone (3) Ethiopia (Southern Ethiopia) (1) Gamo Zone (1) Wolaita Zone (1)
# Zone Woreda Category Description Citation
1 Ethiopia (Southern Ethiopia) Various Genetics & Genomics Chloroplast Genome:?Size 168,732 bp; LSC 88,743 bp; SSC 11,076 bp; IR 34,414/34,495 bp.?Genes:?Total 137 genes (105 unique, 23 duplicate copies); tRNA 37/28; rRNA 8/4; Protein-coding 91/76; Exons 56; Introns 37.?GC Content:?37%.?Key Finding:?Chloroplast genome characteristics consistent with other landraces; contributes to understanding of genetic diversity and evolution. Biswas et al. 2025
2 Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Medicinal:?Used to cure a cough; to dry an abscess; to restore normal body function.?Preparation:?The corm is boiled and eaten with milk.?Plant Part Used:?Corm. Feleke & Tekalign 2022
3 Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Medicinal:?Used to cure a cough; to dry an abscess; to restore normal body function.?Preparation:?The corm is boiled and eaten with milk.?Plant Part Used:?Corm.?Key Finding:?Important medicinal landrace for respiratory and wound healing. Feleke & Tekalign 2022
4 Gamo Zone Gamo Highlands Diseases & Pests Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Disease Response:?Evaluated for tolerance to Enset Bacterial Wilt (EBW) caused by Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum (Xvm).?Key Finding:?Field-tested variety; showed typical wilt symptoms after 45 days of infected enset cultivation. Gemeda et al. 2023
5 Wolaita Zone Offa Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Agronomic:?Not listed in Table 1.?Amicho:?Most preferred for Amicho (23 farmers, 17.0%).?Key Finding:?Most preferred for Amicho (corm) consumption. Shumbulo et al. 2012
6 Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Medicinal:?Used to dry abscess; for normal functioning of the body; to cure cough.?Preparation:?The corm is boiled and eaten with milk.?Plant Part Used:?Corm.?Key Finding:?Important medicinal landrace for respiratory and wound healing. Tekalign 2021