📋 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
Nimfoo?(Nimfo) Guji Zone Adola Rede District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Amicho Morphological:?Thin and longer in height. Name derived from physical characteristics.?Agronomic:?Preferred for amicho consumption.?Use:?Preferred for ... Mengesha et al. 2022
Noobo Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Amicho Fiber 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 Kocho 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 Kocho Morphological:?White coloration variant (Necha = white).?Agronomic:?Kocho quality good; disease resistance high.?Use:?Processing type.?Key Finding:?Su... Haile et al. 2022
Odola Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Availability:?10.2%.?Shannon Index:?0.04.?Suitability:?Kocho, Amicho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Ogiso Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Morphological:?Red or green with large red blotches leaf blade color; blue petiole color; slender pseudostem aspect; small corm size; soft corm; brown... Haile et al. 2022
Ongame 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
Ongame Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Medicine Ranking (High Yield):?2nd (Total: 81).?Ranking (Fermentation Quality):?5th (Total: 61).?Ranking (Early Maturity):?7th (Total: 50).?Ranking (Perceived ... Ayenew et al. 2016
Oniya Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Medicine Morphological:?Identified by morphological characteristics.?Distribution:?Present in multiple kebeles.?Medicinal:?Used for medicinal value (ranked 4th... Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Oniya Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0050.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Ontha Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Fiber 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 Kocho Bulla Fiber 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 Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?3rd overall ranking (19.80). Best bulla quality (2.90), best kocho quality... Tekalign 2021
Orada Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Hadiya Zone (N=35).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Oret Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with dairy products to expel swells from human body (N=39).?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Gurage Zone (N=36).?Use:?Used for medicin... Dilebo et al. 2023
Oret Silte Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Silte Zone (N=36).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Orgozo Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Morphological:?Thick and large plant.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Late.?Plant Height:?Vigorous.?Use Classification:?Kocho & Bulla (high yie... Getahun et al. 2024
Pallake Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Feed Morphological:?Can feed more people.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Late.?Plant Height:?Smaller.?Use Classification:?Kocho & Bulla (high yield... Getahun et al. 2024
Patate Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Morphological:?Not explained.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Early.?Plant Height:?Smaller.?Use Classification:?Kocho & Bulla (high yield; larg... Getahun et al. 2024
Peluwa Wolaita Zone Offa Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Amicho Agronomic:?Not listed in Table 1.?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho (5 farmers, 3.7%).?Key Finding:?Selected for Amicho use. Shumbulo et al. 2012