🩺 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
Nechiwe Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?34.6 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?34.6;?Helicotylenchus?3.5;?Scutellonema?1.2;?Meloidodera?3.5.?Root Nem... Gerura et al. 2022
Nechuwe Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests Tolerant Disease Response:?Xanthomonas wilt tolerant.?Mean Disease Incidence:?11.00%.?Reference:?Welde-Michael et al., 2008.?Key Finding:?Low disease incidence... Yemataw et al. 2018
Nesero Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?212.5 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?60;?Helicotylenchus?5;?Tylenchorhynchus?7.5. Gerura et al. 2022
Nifo 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
Nobo Ethiopia (Southern Ethiopia) Various Genetics & Genomics Resistant Chloroplast Genome:?Size 168,757 bp; LSC 88,740 bp; SSC 11,076 bp; IR 34,441/34,261 bp.?Genes:?Total 137 genes (105 unique, 23 duplicate copies); tRNA... Biswas et al. 2025
Nobo Sheka Zone Various Diseases & Pests Tolerant Disease Response:?Xanthomonas wilt tolerant.?Mean Disease Incidence:?6.70%.?Reference:?Haile et al., 2014.?Key Finding:?Lowest disease incidence among... Yemataw et al. 2018
Nobo Kembata-Tembaro Zone Ojojia Water Shade Diseases & Pests Resistant Bacterial Wilt:?Resistant (1.00).?Mealy Bugs:?Moderate (2.00).?Nematode:?Resistant (1.00).?Root Rot:?Resistant (1.00).?Termite:?Resistant (1.00).?Worm... Mulualem & Walle 2014
Noobo Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Resistant Morphological:?Erect leaf habit; long leaf length; tall pseudostem height; hard corm; hard leaf sheath.?Agronomic:?Kocho quality good (Aa'i-noobo, Nec... Haile et al. 2022
Noobo (Aa'i-noobo) Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Morphological:?Black coloration variant (Aa'i = black).?Agronomic:?Kocho quality good; disease resistance high.?Use:?Processing type.?Key Finding:?Sub... Haile et al. 2022
Noobo (Necha-noobo) Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Morphological:?White coloration variant (Necha = white).?Agronomic:?Kocho quality good; disease resistance high.?Use:?Processing type.?Key Finding:?Su... Haile et al. 2022
Oniya 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
Onjamo Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Diseases & Pests Tolerant Disease Response:?Xanthomonas wilt tolerant.?Mean Disease Incidence:?18.75%.?Reference:?McKnight, 2013, Annual report.?Key Finding:?Relatively low dis... Yemataw et al. 2018
Ontha Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?3rd overall ranking (19.80). Best bulla quality (2.90), good kocho quality... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Ontha Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?3rd overall ranking (19.80). Best bulla quality (2.90), best kocho quality... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Ontha Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?3rd overall ranking (19.80). Best bulla quality (2.90), best kocho quality... Tekalign 2021
Oret Gurage Zone Various Diseases & Pests / Nematology Nematode Density (Soil):?Pratylenchus?38.0 individuals/100 ml soil;?Meloidogyne?26.1;?Tylenchorhynchus?14.3. Gerura et al. 2022
Owisho Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Susceptible Morphological:?Plant height 450-570 cm. Leaf number 3-7. Leaf area 11025-18816 cm?. Stomatal conductance 38.5-140.8 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response:?Droug... Chase et al. 2025
Qibnare Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with cheese or yoghurt to treat broken bone and lung diseases in human (N=60).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes. Dilebo et al. 2023
Sapara Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Susceptible Morphological:?Plant height 260-730 cm. Leaf number 2-10. Leaf area 8379-27048 cm?. Stomatal conductance 28-176.8 mmol/m?/s.?Drought Response:?Drought... Chase et al. 2025
Sapara Kembata-Tembaro Zone Ojojia Water Shade Diseases & Pests Susceptible Bacterial Wilt:?Moderate (2.00).?Mealy Bugs:?Resistant (1.00).?Nematode:?Moderate (2.00).?Root Rot:?Resistant (1.00).?Termite:?Moderate (2.00).?Worm:?... Mulualem & Walle 2014