📋 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
Geshera 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
Geshera Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Medicine Ranking (High Yield):?6th (Total: 53).?Ranking (Fermentation Quality):?9th (Total: 32).?Ranking (Early Maturity):?8th (Total: 46).?Ranking (Perceived ... Ayenew et al. 2016
Geshira?(also Gishira) Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Kocho Fiber Medicine Morphological:?Identified by distinct morphological characteristics including midrib color, petiole color, pseudostem color, and leaf color. Classifie... Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Gewada Ethiopia (Southern Ethiopia) Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Bulla Fiber Nutritional (Bulla):?Fat 0.3 g/100g (relatively better); Fiber 1.04 g/100g; Carbohydrate 97.7 g/100g (highest); Energy 394.2 Kcal (highest); Fe 2.54 m... Bekele et al. 2023
Gezit SNNPRS Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological characteristics.?Agronomic:?Managed through traditional practices.?Use:?Used for food product... Yemataw et al. 2016
Gimbo Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Kocho Amicho Morphological:?Identified by morphological characteristics. Very large amicho (corm) and pseudostem. Classified as male (goncho) - hard for decorticat... Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Gimbo Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Moisture 61.23%, ash 1.23%, protein 3.15% (highest), fat 0.68%, fiber 2.85%, carbohydrates 92.12%, energy 387.20 kcal/100g.?Mineral:?Ca 1... Dilebo & Zewdu 2025
Gimbo Silte Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Silte Zone (N=41).?Use:?Used for fiber production. Dilebo et al. 2023
Gimbowe Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Morphological:?Plant height 400-790 cm. Leaf number 3-14. Leaf area 10106.25-32340 cm?. Stomatal conductance 29.3-116.1 mmol/m?/s.?Agronomic:?Diverse ... Chase et al. 2025
Gimbuwa Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Gurage Zone (N=40).?Use:?Used for fiber production. Dilebo et al. 2023
Gimbwe 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
Ginad Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Gurage Zone (N=35).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Ginbeniye Gurage Zone Various (Yefereziye enset conservation site) Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Quantitative characterization showed higher performance.?Agronomic:?Pseudostem height 113.6 cm; Pseudostem circumference 156 cm (highes... Mitiku & Fikre 2024
Ginbeniye 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
Ginewa Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Availability:?3.7%.?Shannon Index:?0.02.?Suitability:?Kocho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Gishera Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Medicine Morphological:?Identified by morphological characteristics.?Distribution:?Present in multiple kebeles.?Medicinal:?Used for medicinal value (ranked 5th... Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Gishera Areka Areka Biochemistry & Nutrition / Material Science Fiber Fiber Properties:?Analyzed for mechanical properties.?Elastic Modulus:?Higher maximum elastic modulus among breeds (along with Kucharkia and Itine). A... Balcha et al. 2021
Gishira Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Bulla Amicho Fiber Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho and roasted bulla with milk to treat bone fracture in humans and corm to cure broken bone in cattle (N=60).?Fiber:?Selected for stro... Dilebo et al. 2023
Gishira Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Bulla Amicho Fiber Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho and roasted bulla with dairy products to treat bone problem in human and raw corm to heal broken bone in cattle (N=58).?Fiber:?Selec... Dilebo et al. 2023
Gishiro Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Medicine Food Availability:?51.3%.?Shannon Index:?0.13.?Suitability:?Kocho, Medicine.?Key Finding:?Used for medicinal purposes in addition to food. Mulachew 2015