📋 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
Shododena Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Availability:?1.1%.?Shannon Index:?0.01.?Suitability:?Kocho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Shondi Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Tall pseudostem height; blackish sap color; hard corm; hard leaf sheath.?Agronomic:?Kocho yield low; Kocho color black; Kocho quality p... Haile et al. 2022
Shonkolla?(from preference ranking) Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Amicho Morphological:?Identified by morphological characteristics.?Distribution:?Present in multiple kebeles.?Agronomic:?Good amicho quality.?Use:?Used for a... Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Shuchafiya Wolaita Zone Offa Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Amicho Agronomic:?Not listed in Table 1.?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho (2 farmers, 1.5%). Shumbulo et al. 2012
Shulo-bosso Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Morphological:?Red or green with large red blotches leaf blade color; petiole color purple/red; large blotches at petiole base; black blotches color a... Haile et al. 2022
Shuri/suri 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
Shuuri Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Medicine Medicinal:?Used for medicinal value.?Agronomic:?Flowering relatively early (<3 years).?Use:?Maache-k'aayo (female/cooking type).?Key Finding:?Cited as... Haile et al. 2022
Sibisa Sibir 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
Sinewot 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
Sino Silte Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with dairy products to expel swells from human body (N=42).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes. Dilebo et al. 2023
Siskela Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Kocho Fiber Medicine Morphological:?Name source: "Siskela" - based on the strength of the landrace and resistance to disease. Classified as male (goncho).?Distribution:?Pr... Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Siskela 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
Siskela Areka Areka Biochemistry & Nutrition / Material Science Fiber Fiber Properties:?Analyzed for mechanical properties.?Elastic Modulus:?Showed variation among breeds; average elastic modulus of Enset fiber is 12.80 ... Balcha et al. 2021
Siskela Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Fiber Availability:?97.9% (highest).?Shannon Index:?0.35 (highest).?Suitability:?Kocho, fiber.?Key Finding:?Most available landrace; highest Shannon diversi... Mulachew 2015
Sisqela Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Medicine Ranking (High Yield):?1st (Total: 64).?Ranking (Fermentation Quality):?7th (Total: 37).?Ranking (Early Maturity):?1st (Total: 87).?Ranking (Perceived ... Ayenew et al. 2016
Sisqella Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Moisture 62.52%, ash 2.42% (highest), protein 2.10%, fat 0.37%, fiber 5.39% (highest), carbohydrates 89.74% (lowest), energy 370.69 kcal/... Dilebo & Zewdu 2025
Sisqella Central Ethiopia Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Nutritional:?Protein 1.83% (second highest), fat 0.21%, fiber 1.03% (highest), carbohydrates 94.79% (lowest).?Mineral:?Good mineral content.?Anti-nutr... Dilebo 2025
Sisqella Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Hadiya Zone (N=60).?Use:?Used for fiber production. Dilebo et al. 2023
Sisqella Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Kembata-Tembaro Zone (N=60).?Use:?Used for fiber production. Dilebo et al. 2023
Sokido Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Amicho Morphological:?Name source: During eating of its amicho it is sweet like salt.?Distribution:?Found in group C kebeles.?Agronomic:?Sweet corm when eate... Temesgen Erebo (2023)