📏 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
Ashaqit Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Gurage Zone (N=37).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Ashura 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
Ashura 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... Mikias Yeshitila 2014
Asirho Gamo Gofa Zone Various Genetics & Genomics Molecular:?Genotyped using 34 polymorphic SSR markers.?Type:?Domesticated.?Population Structure:?Part of cultivated enset clusters. Olango et al. 2015
Astara Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Morphological:?Identified by morphological characteristics.?Distribution:?Found in group A kebeles.?Medicinal:?Used for medicinal purposes. Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Astara Sidama Zone Hulla woreda Morphological:?Analyzed for fiber chemical and mechanical properties.?Fiber Properties:?Linear density 41.5 tex.? 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 Gurage Zone Gumer, Enor, Cheha, Ezhe Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Common across all study woredas.?Agroecology:?Adapted to highland (H), midland (M), and lowland (L) agroecologies.?Medici... Negassa et al. 2025
Astara Sidama Zone Hula District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Common.?Use:?Used for food production and medicinal purposes.?Key Finding:?Common landrace; important for food and medici... Egziabher et al. 2020
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 Gurage 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
Astara Sidamo 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
Astara Kembata/Hadiya Various Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Analyzed for 6 qualitative and 22 quantitative traits.?Qualitative Cluster:?Cluster I.?Key Finding:?Part of Cluster I characterized by midrib upper side color variations. Mikias Yeshitila 2014
Astara (duplicate) Sidamo Various Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Analyzed for 6 qualitative and 22 quantitative traits.?Qualitative Cluster:?Cluster II.?Key Finding:?Duplicate accession with same name as earlier Astara; part of second largest qualita... Mikias Yeshitila 2014
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
Astaraa Guji Zone Adola Rede District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological features.?Use:?Preferred for medicinal use for both humans and livestock. Mengesha et al. 2022
Astaraadii Guji Zone Adola Rede District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological features. Mengesha et al. 2022
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
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