📋 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
Qiniware Silte Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with dairy products to treat broken bones, muscle and lung problems in human (N=60).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes. Dilebo et al. 2023
Qombotira Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with yoghurt to treat muscular cramps and waist problem in human (N=32).?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Hadiya Zone (N=37).?Use:?Use... Dilebo et al. 2023
Qorqoro Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Medicine Use:?Medicinal purposes. Muanenda et al. 2025
Qorqoro Gedeo Zone Various (7 Kebeles) Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Medicine Food Morphological:?Light green pseudostem color; wide leaf width; medium plant vigor.?Agronomic:?Late maturing; medium yield per plant.?Food Preference:?B... Adem & Kibatu 2020
Quena Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Hadiya Zone (N=37).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Quena Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Kembata-Tembaro Zone (N=50).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Quoena Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Amicho Amicho Quality Ranking:?3rd (Total: 39).?Use:?Amicho. Ayenew et al. 2016
Reziye Gurage Zone Gumer, Enor, Cheha, Ezhe Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Not indicated.?Agroecology:?Adapted to highland (H), midland (M), and l... Negassa et al. 2025
Sapara Gurage Zone Gumer, Enor, Cheha, Ezhe Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Not indicated.?Agroecology:?Adapted to highland (H), midland (M), and l... Negassa et al. 2025
Sebara Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Amicho Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Gurage Zone (N=38).?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Kembata-Tembaro Zone (N=36).?Use:?Used for fiber produ... Dilebo et al. 2023
Sebera Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Kocho Bulla Morphological:?Identified by morphological characteristics.?Distribution:?Present in multiple kebeles.?Agronomic:?Selected primarily for bulla quality... Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Sebera 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
Sebera Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Medicine Ranking (High Yield):?9th (Total: 28).?Ranking (Fermentation Quality):?4th (Total: 76).?Ranking (Early Maturity):?5th (Total: 62).?Ranking (Perceived ... Ayenew et al. 2016
Sebere Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Availability:?44.4%.?Shannon Index:?0.11.?Suitability:?Kocho, Amicho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Separa Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Moisture 62.02%, ash 1.61%, protein 2.28%, fat 0.31%, fiber 2.42%, carbohydrates 93.39%, energy 385.12 kcal/100g.?Mineral:?Ca 100.64 mg/1... Dilebo & Zewdu 2025
Separa Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Protein 0.82%, fat 0.19%, fiber 0.61%.?Mineral:?Moderate mineral content.?Anti-nutritional:?Low anti-nutritional factors.?Key Finding:?Mo... Dilebo 2025
Separa Silte Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Silte Zone (N=40).?Use:?Used for fiber production. Dilebo et al. 2023
Serat 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
Shalakumia Wolaita Zone Various (14 Kebeles) Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Bulla Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Highly preferred landrace; ranked 6th overall.?Agronomic:?Preferred for... Asfaw et al. 2024
Shana Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Medicine Use:?Medicinal purposes. Muanenda et al. 2025