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🩺 Disease & Pest Resistance Report

💡 Disease & Pest Report: Shows landraces with documented resistance or susceptibility to major enset diseases including Bacterial Wilt (Xanthomonas), nematodes, mealy bugs, root rot, and termites.
R 32 resistant records S 79 susceptible records T 82 tolerant records W 66 Bacterial Wilt records N 89 Nematode records ⬇️ Export CSV
Landrace Name Zone Woreda Category Resistance Info Description Citation
Turanko Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Susceptible Morphological:?Plant height 560 cm. Leaf number 6. Leaf area 15876 cm?. Stomatal conductance 46.9 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response:?Drought susceptible. Chase et al. 2025
Unjama Kembata-Tembaro Zone Ojojia Water Shade Diseases & Pests Susceptible Bacterial Wilt:?Moderate (2.00).?Mealy Bugs:?Susceptible (3.00).?Nematode:?Moderate (2.00).?Root Rot:?Moderate (2.00).?Termite:?Susceptible (3.00).?Wo... Mulualem & Walle 2014
Usmail Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology — Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?74.4 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?10;?Helicotylenchus?81.1;?Meloidodera?3.3. Gerura et al. 2022
Wanikorea Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Susceptible Morphological:?Plant height 410-570 cm. Leaf number 4-9. Leaf area 11723.25-20396.25 cm?. Stomatal conductance 33.6-51.6 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response:?... Chase et al. 2025
Warke Ethiopia (Southern Ethiopia) Various Diseases & Pests Susceptible Disease Response:?Highly susceptible to Enset Bacterial Wilt.?Disease Symptoms:?Showed 100% disease symptoms after 30 days of inoculation.?Key Finding... Gemechu et al. 2021
Watchet Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Susceptible Morphological:?Plant height 260-530 cm. Leaf number 3-11. Leaf area 8599.5-19808.25 cm?. Stomatal conductance 20.9-118.803 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response... Chase et al. 2025
Wenadiye Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology — Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?61.2 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?14.2;?Helicotylenchus?49.2;?Tylenchorhynchus?4.2. Gerura et al. 2022
Werabesa Gedeo Zone Various Diseases & Pests Resistant Disease Response:?Moderately Resistant (MR).?Mean Incubation Period (MIP):?36.00 days.?Complete Wilting (CW):?50.00 days.?Disease Incidence (DI):?10% ... Abrar et al. 2022
Woka Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology — Nematode Density (Soil):?No nematodes detected.?Key Finding:?No parasitic nematodes detected. Gerura et al. 2022
Woshamada Kembata-Tembaro Zone Ojojia Water Shade Diseases & Pests Susceptible Bacterial Wilt:?Moderate (2.00).?Mealy Bugs:?Moderate (2.00).?Nematode:?Susceptible (3.00).?Root Rot:?Moderate (2.00).?Termite:?Susceptible (3.00).?Wo... Mulualem & Walle 2014
Yaka Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge — Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?9th overall ranking (14.45). Best taste (2.80), good bulla quality (2.60),... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Yaka Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity — Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?9th overall ranking (14.45). Best taste (2.80), good bulla quality (2.60),... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Yaka Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity — Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?9th overall ranking (14.45). Best taste (2.80), good bulla quality (2.60),... Tekalign 2021
Yanbule Ethiopia (Southern Ethiopia) Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology Resistant Nematode Response:?Resistant to?Pratylenchus goodeyi.?Final Nematode Density (P<sub>f</sub>):?335 (Experiment 1 - lowest); 22,525 (Experiment 2).?Repr... Kidane et al. 2021
Yekazuwe Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Susceptible 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
Yekesewa Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Susceptible 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:?... Chase et al. 2025
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:?Pratylenchu... Gerura et al. 2022
Yesha Maziya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge — Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?10th overall ranking (13.75). Good drought tolerance (2.20), disease resis... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Yesha Maziya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity — Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?10th overall ranking (13.75). Good drought tolerance (2.20), disease resis... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Yesha Maziya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity — Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?10th overall ranking (13.75). Good drought tolerance (2.20), disease resis... Tekalign 2021

Data compiled from scientific publications on Ensete ventricosum.
Part of the Enset Research Database.
Last updated: September 9, 2026