📋 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
Keshe Sidama Zone Hula District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Common.?Use:?Used for food production. Egziabher et al. 2020
Keshicha Sidama Zone Hulla woreda Fiber Morphological:?Analyzed for fiber chemical and mechanical properties.?Fiber Properties:?Linear density 30.1 tex (mid altitude) and 45 tex (high altitu... Buta et al. 2025
Keshicha Sidama Zone Hulla woreda Biochemistry & Nutrition / Material Science Fiber Fiber Properties:?Linear density 30.1 tex (mid) and 45 tex (high).?Altitude Impact:?Significant density variation with altitude. Buta et al. 2025
Kestita/Keseta Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Medicine Food Availability:?4.8%.?Shannon Index:?0.02.?Suitability:?Kocho, Medicine, Bulla.?Key Finding:?Used for medicinal purposes in addition to food. Mulachew 2015
Keteriya 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
Ketketa Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?1.6%.?Shannon Index:?0.01.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Key/Abat Merza Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?24.1%.?Shannon Index:?0.09.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Kibinar 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.?Distribution:?Most dominant landrace in Ezha District.?Agronomic:?Grouped into cluste... Jarso et al. 2023
Kibnar Gurage Zone Gumer, Enor, Cheha, Ezhe Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Common across all study woredas.?Agroecology:?Adapted to highland (H), ... Negassa et al. 2025
Kibnar Gurage Zone Various Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Medicine Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Major Use:?Food and traditional medicine.?Predominant Character:?Sweet corm.?Proximat... Nuraga et al. 2019
Kincho Sidama Zone Hula District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Rare.?Use:?Used for food production.?Key Finding:?Rare landrace. Egziabher et al. 2020
Kiticho Sidama Zone Hulla woreda Fiber Morphological:?Analyzed for fiber chemical and mechanical properties.?Fiber Properties:?Linear density 29.4 tex (mid altitude) and 23.3 tex (high alti... Buta et al. 2025
Kiticho Sidama Zone Hulla woreda Biochemistry & Nutrition / Material Science Fiber Fiber Properties:?Linear density 29.4 tex (mid) and 23.3 tex (high). High ash (8.61%), cellulose (52.72%), lignin (3.9%), and hemicellulose (20.29%) c... Buta et al. 2025
Kiticho Sidama Zone Hula District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Common.?Use:?Used for food production. Egziabher et al. 2020
Koina Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Amicho Fiber Medicine Food Availability:?8.6%.?Shannon Index:?0.03.?Suitability:?Kocho, Medicine, fiber, Amicho.?Key Finding:?Used for medicinal purposes in addition to food and... Mulachew 2015
Kokar Oromia & SNNPR Gomma, Gera, Yem, Gimbo, Decha Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Production & Agronomy Food Distribution:?Grown across surveyed districts of southwest Ethiopia (3.6% of landraces)?.?Agronomic:?Identified as one of the landraces cultivated in ... Mulualem & Semman 2021
Korbodi Oromia & SNNPR Gomma, Gera, Yem, Gimbo, Decha Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Production & Agronomy Food Distribution:?Grown across surveyed districts of southwest Ethiopia?.?Agronomic:?Identified as one of the landraces cultivated in the study area.?Use:... Mulualem & Semman 2021
Korimo Oromia & SNNPR Gomma, Gera, Yem, Gimbo, Decha Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Production & Agronomy Food Distribution:?Grown across surveyed districts of southwest Ethiopia?.?Agronomic:?Identified as one of the landraces cultivated in the study area.?Use:... Mulualem & Semman 2021
Kosha Gedeo Zone Various (7 Kebeles) Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Food Morphological:?Green pseudostem color; narrow leaf width; high plant vigor.?Agronomic:?Late maturing; low yield per plant.?Food Preference:?Bulla (3-f... Adem & Kibatu 2020
Kosire Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0034.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015