| Yegodeset |
Gurage Zone |
Gumer, Enor, Cheha, Ezhe |
Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine |
Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Not indicated.?Agroecology:?Adapted to highland (H), midland (M), and lowland (L) agroecologies.?Medicinal:?Used for vari... |
Negassa et al. 2025 |
| Yegondiye |
Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples |
Gurage |
Genetics & Genomics |
Molecular:?Genotyped using tGBS technology.?Type:?Domesticated.?Sample ID:?P1EN064.?Coordinates:?8.0?N, 37.9?E.?Collection Date:?05/02/2018. |
Yemataw et al. 2020 |
| Yeilma |
SNNPRS |
Various |
Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge |
Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological characteristics.?Agronomic:?Cultivated using traditional methods.?Use:?Used for food production. |
Yemataw et al. 2016 |
| Yeilma |
Silte, Gurage, Kembata-Tembaro, Hadiya, Wolaita, Dawro, Gedeo, Sidama |
Various |
Genetic Resources & Diversity |
**Distribution:** Silte (1), Gurage (1), Kembata-Tembaro (1), Hadiya (0), Wolaita (0), Dawro (0), Gedeo (0), Sidama (0). **Total:** 3. |
Yemataw 2018 |
| Yek'k'o |
Sheka Zone |
Anderacha Woreda |
Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge |
Morphological:?Soft leaf sheath; small corm size; soft corm.?Agronomic:?Kocho quality excellent; Kocho color white; Etino/Bulla content high; fermentation rate fast; growth rate fast; sucker regenerat... |
Haile et al. 2022 |
| Yek'k'o (Aa'i-Yek'k'o) |
Sheka Zone |
Anderacha Woreda |
Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge |
Morphological:?Black coloration variant (Aa'i = black).?Agronomic:?Fermentation rate fast; flowering relatively early (<3 years).?Use:?Maache-k'aayo (female/cooking type).?Key Finding:?Sub-variety car... |
Haile et al. 2022 |
| Yek'k'o (Omi-Yek'k'o) |
Sheka Zone |
Anderacha Woreda |
Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge |
Morphological:?Variant of Yek'k'o.?Agronomic:?Fermentation rate fast; flowering relatively early (<3 years).?Use:?Maache-k'aayo (female/cooking type). |
Haile et al. 2022 |
| Yekazuwe |
Gurage Zone |
Central Ethiopia |
Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity |
Morphological:?Plant height 380 cm. Leaf number 5. Leaf area 10584 cm?. Stomatal conductance 215.5 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response:?Drought susceptible. |
Chase et al. 2025 |
| Yekecheriye |
Gurage Zone |
Gumer, Enor, Cheha, Ezhe |
Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine |
Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Not indicated.?Agroecology:?Adapted to highland (H), midland (M), and lowland (L) agroecologies.?Medicinal:?Used for vari... |
Negassa et al. 2025 |
| Yekela Enset |
SNNPRS |
Various |
Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge |
Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological characteristics.?Agronomic:?Managed through traditional practices.?Use:?Used for food production. |
Yemataw et al. 2016 |
| Yekela enset |
Silte, Gurage, Kembata-Tembaro, Hadiya, Wolaita, Dawro, Gedeo, Sidama |
Various |
Genetic Resources & Diversity |
**Distribution:** Silte (1), Gurage (1), Kembata-Tembaro (1), Hadiya (0), Wolaita (0), Dawro (0), Gedeo (0), Sidama (0). **Total:** 3. |
Yemataw 2018 |
| Yekesewa |
Gurage Zone |
Central Ethiopia |
Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity |
Morphological:?Plant height 400-470 cm. Leaf number 5-7. Leaf area 16464-18742.5 cm?. Stomatal conductance 105.936-157.8 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response:?Drought susceptible. |
Chase et al. 2025 |
| Yekeswa |
Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples |
Gurage |
Genetics & Genomics |
Molecular:?Genotyped using tGBS technology.?Type:?Domesticated.?Sample ID:?P1EN095.?Coordinates:?8.1?N, 37.9?E.?Collection Date:?03/02/2018. |
Yemataw et al. 2020 |
| Yekimech |
Gurage |
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 |
| Yekko |
Ethiopia |
Various |
Production & Agronomy |
Regeneration:?100% regeneration frequency. Highest shoot multiplication rate (500 shoots per corm) in quartered corms.?Early Growth:?Leaf number 4.60, leaf width 11.02 cm (lowest), leaf length 30.67 c... |
Haile et al. 2025 |
| Yekko |
Sheka Zone |
Anderacha Woreda |
Production & Agronomy |
Morphological:?Domesticated enset landrace.?Regeneration:?100% regeneration frequency across all corm treatments. Produced highest shoot multiplication rate (500 shoots per corm) in quartered corms.?A... |
Tesfaye & Haile 2024 |
| Yeqyeswe |
Gurage Zone |
Various |
Diseases & Pests / Nematology |
Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?15.7 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?25.3;?Helicotylenchus?2;?Scutellonema?0.7.?Root Nematodes:?Pratylenchus?3,413/10g root;?Meloidogyne?8.4. |
Gerura et al. 2022 |
| Yerga |
Silte, Gurage, Kembata-Tembaro, Hadiya, Wolaita, Dawro, Gedeo, Sidama |
Various |
Genetic Resources & Diversity |
**Distribution:** Silte (1), Gurage (1), Kembata-Tembaro (1), Hadiya (0), Wolaita (0), Dawro (0), Gedeo (0), Sidama (0). **Total:** 3. |
Yemataw 2018 |
| Yergeye |
Silte, Gurage, Kembata-Tembaro, Hadiya, Wolaita, Dawro, Gedeo, Sidama |
Various |
Genetic Resources & Diversity |
**Distribution:** Silte (1), Gurage (1), Kembata-Tembaro (1), Hadiya (0), Wolaita (0), Dawro (0), Gedeo (0), Sidama (0). **Total:** 3. |
Yemataw 2018 |
| Yesha |
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 |