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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
Ginjuwa Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Susceptible Morphological:?Plant height 520-580 cm. Leaf number 9-11. Leaf area 14332.5-18007.5 cm?. Stomatal conductance 135.7-148.7 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response:... Chase et al. 2025
Gishira 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:?Resistant (1.00).?Termite:?Resistant (1.00).?Wor... Mulualem & Walle 2014
Gogote Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology — Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?23.3 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?30;?Helicotylenchus?26.7. Gerura et al. 2022
Goshet Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Susceptible Morphological:?Drought susceptible landrace. Chase et al. 2025
Guarye Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology — Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?82.2 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?37.1;?Helicotylenchus?175.3 (highest);?Tylenchorhynchus?4.2;?Meloidode... Gerura et al. 2022
Gudiro Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Resistant Morphological:?Erect leaf habit; long leaf length; broad leaf width; green/light green leaf blade color; green or light green petiole color; no or spa... Haile et al. 2022
Gudiro (Aa'i-Gudiro) Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge — Morphological:?Black coloration variant of Gudiro (Aa'i = black).?Agronomic:?Kocho yield high; Kocho color white; disease resistance high.?Use:?Proces... Haile et al. 2022
Gudiro (Necha-Gudiro) Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge — Morphological:?White coloration variant of Gudiro (Necha = white).?Agronomic:?Kocho yield high; Kocho color white; disease resistance high.?Use:?Proce... Haile et al. 2022
Gufenwe Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology — Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?10.0 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?3.3. Gerura et al. 2022
Gulumo Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Susceptible Morphological:?Plant height 400-600 cm. Leaf number 5-8. Leaf area 10510.5-21756 cm?. Stomatal conductance 25.9-139.3 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response:?Dro... Chase et al. 2025
Halaa Dawro Zone Various Diseases & Pests Tolerant Disease Response:?Xanthomonas wilt tolerant.?Mean Disease Incidence:?22.50%.?Reference:?McKnight, 2013, Annual report.?Key Finding:?Xanthomonas wilt t... Yemataw et al. 2018
Halla Wolaita Zone Various Diseases & Pests Tolerant Disease Response:?Xanthomonas wilt tolerant.?Mean Disease Incidence:?33.00%.?Reference:?Welde-Michael et al., 2008.?Key Finding:?Tolerant landrace fro... Yemataw et al. 2018
Harame Gedeo Zone Various Diseases & Pests Susceptible Disease Response:?Susceptible (S).?Mean Incubation Period (MIP):?26.67 days.?Complete Wilting (CW):?36.00 days.?Disease Incidence (DI):?10% at 14 DAI;... Abrar et al. 2022
Hayiwona Kembata-Tembaro Zone Ojojia Water Shade Diseases & Pests Susceptible Bacterial Wilt:?Susceptible (3.00).?Mealy Bugs:?Moderate (2.00).?Nematode:?Moderate (2.00).?Root Rot:?Resistant (1.00).?Termite:?Moderate (2.00).?Worm... Mulualem & Walle 2014
Heila Ethiopia (Southern Ethiopia) Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology Resistant Nematode Response:?Resistant to?Pratylenchus goodeyi.?Final Nematode Density (P<sub>f</sub>):?350 (Experiment 1); 5,255 (Experiment 2).?Reproduction F... Kidane et al. 2021
Henewa Kembata-Tembaro Zone Ojojia Water Shade Diseases & Pests Susceptible Bacterial Wilt:?Moderate (2.00).?Mealy Bugs:?Susceptible (3.00).?Nematode:?Resistant (1.00).?Root Rot:?Resistant (1.00).?Termite:?Resistant (1.00).?Wo... Mulualem & Walle 2014
Hiniba Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Susceptible Morphological:?Plant height 300-700 cm. Leaf number 2-13. Leaf area 3748.5-26460 cm?. Stomatal conductance 32.5-146.528 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response:?D... Chase et al. 2025
Hiniba 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
Hiniba Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Diseases & Pests Tolerant Disease Response:?Xanthomonas wilt tolerant.?Mean Disease Incidence:?33.00%.?Reference:?Welde-Michael et al., 2008.?Key Finding:?Tolerant landrace fro... Yemataw et al. 2018
Hiniba West & Southwest Shewa Various Diseases & Pests Tolerant Disease Response:?Xanthomonas wilt tolerant.?Mean Disease Incidence:?30.18%.?Reference:?Hunduma et al., 2015.?Key Finding:?Tolerant landrace from West... Yemataw et al. 2018

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