| 1 |
Gurage Zone |
Various |
Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho |
Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Gurage Zone (N=58).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. |
Dilebo et al. 2023 |
| 2 |
Gurage Zone |
Various |
Diseases & Pests / Nematology |
Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?82.2 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?37.1;?Helicotylenchus?175.3 (highest);?Tylenchorhynchus?4.2;?Meloidodera?52.4.?Root Nematodes:?Pratylenchus?3,669/10g root;?Meloidogyne?24.7.?Key Finding:?Highest?Helicotylenchus?density in soil. |
Gerura et al. 2022 |
| 3 |
Waka |
Various |
Genetic Resources & Diversity |
Morphological:?Analyzed for 6 qualitative and 22 quantitative traits.?Qualitative Cluster:?Cluster I.?Key Finding:?Part of 279 accessions evaluated for genetic diversity at Areka Agricultural Research Center. |
Mikias Yeshitila 2014 |
| 4 |
Kembata/Hadiya |
Various |
Genetic Resources & Diversity |
Morphological:?Analyzed for 6 qualitative and 22 quantitative traits.?Qualitative Cluster:?Cluster I.?Key Finding:?Part of 279 accessions evaluated for genetic diversity at Areka Agricultural Research Center. |
Mikias Yeshitila 2014 |
| 5 |
Gurage |
Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine |
Medicinal:?Used for treatment of back pain, bone fractures, and joint displacement.?Plant Part Used:?Corm and Bulla. |
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Muanenda et al. 2025 |
| 6 |
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 65.30%; Crude fibre 2.93%; Ash 2.64%; Crude fat 0.62%; Crude protein 4.06%; Total carbohydrate 79.85% (highest).?Mineral Composition (mg/100g):?Ca 99.10; Mg 13.69; P 116.38; K 1160.17 (lowest); Na 19.16; Fe 2.66; Zn 4.84; Cu 0.60; Mn 0.72.?Phytochemical Composition (mg/g):?Phytate 149.33 (lowest); Tannin 50.48 (lowest).?Key Finding:?Highest total carbohydrate; lowest tannin and phytate; used for food and traditional medicine. |
Nuraga et al. 2019 |