📋 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
Phello Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Amicho Morphological:?Sought after for Amicho.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Early.?Plant Height:?Smaller.?Use Classification:?Amicho (tasty and cri... Getahun et al. 2024
Qarase Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Medicine Use:?Medicinal purposes. Muanenda et al. 2025
Qarase Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Use:?Used for traditional starter culture (gamama) for kocho fermentation. Muanenda et al. 2025
Qarase Gedeo Zone Various (7 Kebeles) Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Medicine Food Morphological:?Green pseudostem color; narrow leaf width; medium plant vigor.?Agronomic:?Late maturing; low yield per plant.?Food Preference:?Bulla (3... Adem & Kibatu 2020
Qasi-aafo Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Morphological:?Black Kocho color.?Agronomic:?Kocho quality poor; Kocho color black.?Use:?Semi-wild enset (k'aasi-aafo).?Key Finding:?Semi-wild enset; ... Haile et al. 2022
Qe'i-bosso Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Morphological:?Yellow pseudostem color; sap watery.?Agronomic:?Kocho yield high; Kocho quality very good; fermentation rate fast.?Use:?Processing type... Haile et al. 2022
Qebere Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Hadiya Zone (N=36).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Qeeqqaro Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Kocho color white.?Agronomic:?Kocho quality very good; Etino/Bulla content high; fermentation rate fast; fiber quality poor; flowering ... Haile et al. 2022
Qeikle (Red) Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Medicine Availability:?12.3%.?Shannon Index:?0.02.?Suitability:?Kocho, Medicine.?Key Finding:?Red variant; used for medicinal purposes. Mulachew 2015
Qenwera Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0041.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Qeqile-nech Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho for aborification purposes and to treat kidney problem (N=46).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes. Dilebo et al. 2023
Qeqile-qey Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho to remove delayed placenta after birth in human, and pseudostem and leaf for the same purpose in cattle (N=60).?Use:?Used for medici... Dilebo et al. 2023
Qesew Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Gurage Zone (N=39).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Qey B Azer SNNPRS Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological characteristics.?Agronomic:?Cultivated using traditional methods.?Use:?Used for food producti... Yemataw et al. 2016
Qibnar 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
Qibnare Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho 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
Qinare Silte Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Silte Zone (N=60).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Qinare Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Gurage Zone (N=60).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Qiniwara Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Moisture 59.03% (lowest), ash 1.23%, protein 1.75%, fat 0.14% (lowest), fiber 2.27%, carbohydrates 94.64% (highest), energy 386.82 kcal/1... Dilebo & Zewdu 2025
Qiniwara Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with dairy products to cure bone problems in human (N=50).?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Hadiya Zone (N=51).?Use:?Used for medicina... Dilebo et al. 2023