🩺 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
Ankuwa Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity — Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?2nd overall ranking (20.75). Good yield (2.25), maturity time (2.60), drou... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Ankuwa Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity — Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?2nd overall ranking (20.75). Good yield (2.25), maturity time (2.60), drou... Tekalign 2021
Anzela Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology — Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?171.7 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?33.3;?Helicotylenchus?10. Gerura et al. 2022
Arkiya Gamo Zone Gamo Highlands Diseases & Pests — Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Disease Response:?Evaluated for tolerance to Enset Bacterial Wilt (EBW) caused by Xan... Gemeda et al. 2023
Ashakit Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology — Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?6.7 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?10;?Helicotylenchus?100. Gerura et al. 2022
Ashamosa Kembata-Tembaro Zone Ojojia Water Shade Diseases & Pests Resistant Bacterial Wilt:?Moderate (2.00).?Mealy Bugs:?Moderate (2.00).?Nematode:?Resistant (1.00).?Root Rot:?Resistant (1.00).?Termite:?Moderate (2.00).?Worm:?... Mulualem & Walle 2014
Astara Gedeo Zone Various Diseases & Pests Susceptible Disease Response:?Highly Susceptible (HS).?Mean Incubation Period (MIP):?20.00 days.?Complete Wilting (CW):?25.00 days.?Disease Incidence (DI):?10% at... Abrar et al. 2022
Astara Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology — Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?51.5 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?11.6;?Helicotylenchus?14.3;?Machroposthonia?0.7. Gerura et al. 2022
Astara Kembata-Tembaro Zone Ojojia Water Shade Diseases & Pests Resistant Bacterial Wilt:?Moderate (2.00).?Mealy Bugs:?Moderate (2.00).?Nematode:?Moderate (2.00).?Root Rot:?Resistant (1.00).?Termite:?Resistant (1.00).?Worm:?... Mulualem & Walle 2014
Astera 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
Astra Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Susceptible Morphological:?Plant height 420-450 cm. Leaf number 5. Leaf area 11943.75-15435 cm?. Stomatal conductance 107.3-151.5 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response:?Dro... Chase et al. 2025
Ayi-gudiro Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge — Morphological:?Black blotches at petiole base; black pseudostem color.?Agronomic:?Kocho yield high; disease resistance high.?Use:?Processing type. Haile et al. 2022
Aywene Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology — Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?63.3 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?6.7;?Helicotylenchus?3.3;?Tylenchorhynchus?13.3. Gerura et al. 2022
Badadet Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Resistant Morphological:?Plant height 270-620 cm. Leaf number 4-12. Leaf area 6468-28224 cm?. Stomatal conductance 18-106.2 mmol/m?/s.?Agronomic:?Best for kocho... Chase et al. 2025
Badadiat West & Southwest Shewa Various Diseases & Pests Tolerant Disease Response:?Xanthomonas wilt tolerant.?Mean Disease Incidence:?34.26%.?Reference:?Hunduma et al., 2015.?Key Finding:?Tolerant landrace from West... Yemataw et al. 2018
Badedet Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology — Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?130.5 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?35;?Helicotylenchus?48.5;?Tylenchorhynchus?12.?Root Nematodes:?Pratyl... Gerura et al. 2022
Bake Gedeo Zone Various Diseases & Pests Susceptible Disease Response:?Susceptible (S).?Mean Incubation Period (MIP):?27.00 days.?Complete Wilting (CW):?38.00 days.?Disease Incidence (DI):?10% at 14 DAI;... Abrar et al. 2022
Bazeriye Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology — Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?38.0 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?22.8;?Helicotylenchus?9.8.?Root Nematodes:?Pratylenchus?11,596/10g roo... Gerura et al. 2022
Bedadeda 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:?Resistant (1.00).?Worm... Mulualem & Walle 2014
Bedadet Ethiopia (Southern Ethiopia) Various Diseases & Pests Resistant Disease Response:?Resistant/tolerant to Enset Bacterial Wilt.?Disease Symptoms:?No symptoms observed after 90 days of inoculation.?Key Finding:?Identi... Gemechu et al. 2021