📋 Functional Use Catalogue

💡 Functional Use Catalogue: Categorizes landraces by primary use: Kocho, Bulla, Amicho, Fiber, Medicine, Food, and Feed. Click on a use to filter records.
K 336 Kocho B 238 Bulla A 230 Amicho F 220 Fiber M 200 Medicine Fo 197 Food Fe 34 Feed 1,455 total mentions ⬇️ Export CSV
Landrace Name Zone Woreda Category Functional Uses Description Citation
122 Named Enset Accessions Sidama, Gamogofa, Dauro, Gurage, Wolita Zones Various (Areka Agricultural Research Centre) Genetic Resources & Diversity Bulla Fiber Study Design:?122 named enset accessions from five geographical zones of Southern Ethiopia (Sidama, Gamogofa, Dauro, Gurage, Wolita) maintained at Are... Bekele et al. 2013
14 Enset Clones (unnamed) Sheka Zone Yaki (lowland), Andiracha (midland), Masha (highland) Biochemistry & Nutrition / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Biochemical Composition (Bulla):?Dry matter 51.64?58%; Ash 0.81?1.41%; Crude fat 0.04?0.22%; K 0.3?0.57%; Ca 0.01?0.28%; Mg, Fe, P 0.01?0.06%.?Biochem... Semman et al. 2019
Aa'i-barasho Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Medicine Medicinal:?Used for medicinal value.?Agronomic:?Flowering relatively early (<3 years).?Use:?Maache-k'aayo (female/cooking type).?Key Finding:?Cited as... Haile et al. 2022
Aa'i-barasho Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Morphological:?Black coloration variant (Aa'i = black).?Agronomic:?Kocho yield high; drought/wind tolerance high.?Use:?Processing type. Haile et al. 2022
Abatmerza Gurage Zone Kebena, Cheha & Ezha Woredas Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Medicine Food Feed Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?Grouped into clusters based on morphological trait variability.?Use:?Used ... Jarso et al. 2023
Abatmerza Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Medicine Ranking (High Yield):?3rd (Total: 71).?Ranking (Fermentation Quality):?3rd (Total: 78).?Ranking (Early Maturity):?6th (Total: 56).?Ranking (Perceived ... Ayenew et al. 2016
Aceso Ert SNNPRS Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Food Morphological:?Identified through farmers' indigenous classification system.?Agronomic:?Managed using traditional practices.?Use:?Used for food produc... Yemataw et al. 2016
Additional landraces (74) Wolaita Zone Various (14 Kebeles) Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Medicine Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Various frequencies and distributions within and between farms.?Agronom... Asfaw et al. 2024
Adinona Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Among the most abundant landraces in Mareka District.?Agronomic:?Report... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Adinona Wolaita Zone Offa Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Agronomic (Kocho):?Selected for Kocho (3 farmers, 2.0%).?Agronomic (Workey/Bulla):?Selected for Workey (6 farmers, 3.9%).?Agronomic (Bulla):?Selected ... Shumbulo et al. 2012
Ado Sidama Zone Hulla woreda Fiber Morphological:?Analyzed for fiber chemical and mechanical properties.?Agronomic:?Mid-altitude landrace.?Fiber Properties:?Linear density 30.04 tex (mi... Buta et al. 2025
Ado Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Morphological:?Plant height 240-740 cm. Leaf number 1-11. Leaf area 6615-28812 cm?. Stomatal conductance 24.4-181.2 mmol/m?/s.?Agronomic:?Best for koc... Chase et al. 2025
Ado Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Use:?Preferred for kocho, bula, amicho, and fiber. Pseudostem and corm together used for kocho; pseudostem used for bulla and fibre; corm used for ami... Muanenda et al. 2025
Ado Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Amicho Fiber Use:?Preferred for kocho, bula, amicho, and fiber. Muanenda et al. 2025
Ado Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Amicho Use:?Preferred for amicho. Muanenda et al. 2025
Ado Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Fiber Use:?Preferred for fiber. Muanenda et al. 2025
Ado Sidama Zone Hulla woreda Biochemistry & Nutrition / Material Science Fiber Fiber Properties:?Linear density 30.04 tex (mid) and 40.0 tex (high). High ash (8.61%), cellulose (52.72%), lignin (3.9%), and hemicellulose (20.29%) ... Buta et al. 2025
Ado Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Morphological:?Erect leaf habit; green or light green petiole color; sap watery; large corm size; tall pseudostem height.?Agronomic:?Kocho yield high;... Haile et al. 2022
Ado Gedeo Zone Various (7 Kebeles) Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Food Morphological:?Light green pseudostem color; wide leaf width; high plant vigor.?Agronomic:?Late maturing; high yield per plant.?Food Preference:?Bulla... Adem & Kibatu 2020
Ado Sidama Zone Hula District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Amicho Food Morphological:?Name derived from morphological character (pseudostem color).?Distribution:?Common.?Use:?Used for food production (Kocho, Bulla, Amicho... Egziabher et al. 2020