📏 Morphological Data

💡 Morphological Data: Shows landraces with morphological trait information including plant height, pseudostem characteristics, leaf traits, corm characteristics, and maturity patterns.
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Landrace Name Zone Woreda Category Morphological Info Citation
Adinona Wolaita Various Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Analyzed for 6 qualitative and 22 quantitative traits.?Qualitative Cluster:?Cluster II.?Key Finding:?Part of second largest qualitative cluster (92 accessions). Mikias Yeshitila 2014
Ado Sidama Zone Hulla woreda Morphological:?Analyzed for fiber chemical and mechanical properties.?Agronomic:?Mid-altitude landrace.?Fiber Properties:?Linear density 30.04 tex (mid altitude) and 40.0 tex (high altitude). High ash... Buta et al. 2025
Ado Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Plant height 240-740 cm. Leaf number 1-11. Leaf area 6615-28812 cm?. Stomatal conductance 24.4-181.2 mmol/m?/s.?Agronomic:?Best for kocho. Diverse uses.?Drought Response:?Drought tolera... Chase et al. 2025
Ado Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Use:?Preferred for kocho, bula, amicho, and fiber. Pseudostem and corm together used for kocho; pseudostem used for bulla and fibre; corm used for amicho. Muanenda et al. 2025
Ado Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Morphological:?Erect leaf habit; green or light green petiole color; sap watery; large corm size; tall pseudostem height.?Agronomic:?Kocho yield high; Kocho color white; flowering very late (up to 15 ... Haile et al. 2022
Ado Gedeo Zone Various (7 Kebeles) Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Morphological:?Light green pseudostem color; wide leaf width; high plant vigor.?Agronomic:?Late maturing; high yield per plant.?Food Preference:?Bulla (1-very good), Amicho (1-very good), Kocho (1-ver... Adem & Kibatu 2020
Ado Sidama Zone Hula District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Name derived from morphological character (pseudostem color).?Distribution:?Common.?Use:?Used for food production (Kocho, Bulla, Amicho).?Key Finding:?Common landrace; name based on pse... Egziabher et al. 2020
Ado derasi Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Plant height 420-740 cm. Leaf number 4-8. Leaf area 11025-27048 cm?. Stomatal conductance 41.9-109.6 mmol/m?/s.?Agronomic:?Good for food.?Drought Response:?Drought susceptible. Chase et al. 2025
Adoo Guji Zone Adola Rede District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Morphological:?Contains white spot at the back of the leaves. Name derived from color (Sidama origin).?Agronomic:?Preferred for bulla production.?Use:?Preferred for budhaa (bulla) quality. Mengesha et al. 2022
Aeluwa 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... Mikias Yeshitila 2014
Agade Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Morphological:?Identified by morphological characteristics. Vigorous plant with good yield potential.?Distribution:?Highly frequent and widely distributed across all kebeles.?Agronomic:?Good bulla qua... Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Agade Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Very tall plant (up to 660 cm). High leaf number (8-11). Leaf area 10584-22050 cm?. Stomatal conductance 22-185.6 mmol/m?/s.?Agronomic:?Drought tolerant. Good for local agroecology and ... Chase et al. 2025
Agade Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Plant height 380-760 cm. Leaf number 4-12. Leaf area 8268.75-29400 cm?. Stomatal conductance 27.1-246.9 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response:?Drought tolerant. Chase et al. 2025
Agade Gurage Zone Gumer, Enor, Cheha, Ezhe Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Medium distribution across study woredas.?Agroecology:?Adapted to highland (H), midland (M), and lowland (L) agroecologie... Negassa et al. 2025
Agade Gurage Zone Kebena, Cheha & Ezha Woredas Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Most abundant landrace in Cheha District; most dominant landrace in Ezha District.?Agronomic:?Grouped into clusters based... Jarso et al. 2023
Agana Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Plant height 250 cm. Leaf number 4. Leaf area 5512.5 cm?. Stomatal conductance 35.7 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response:?Drought susceptible. Chase et al. 2025
Agana Sidama Zone Hula District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Name derived from moon (implying looks like moon) and also place of origin (from nearby woreda or zones).?Distribution:?Rare.?Use:?Used for food production.?Key Finding:?Rare landrace; ... Egziabher et al. 2020
Agana Wolaita Zone Various Genetics & Genomics Molecular:?Genotyped using 34 polymorphic SSR markers.?Type:?Domesticated.?Population Structure:?Part of cultivated enset clusters. Olango et al. 2015
Aganaa Guji Zone Adola Rede District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological features. Mengesha et al. 2022
Agena Guji Zone Adola Rede District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Morphological:?Shine during the night on the moon. Name derived from moon (Gedeo origin).?Agronomic:?Known for its reflective appearance. Mengesha et al. 2022