📋 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
Soqido Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Hadiya Zone (N=52).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Sorat Yebadedit 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
Sorghe Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Morphological:?Its Kocho ferments and spoils quickly.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Late.?Plant Height:?Vigorous.?Use Classification:?Kocho &... Getahun et al. 2024
Sorphe Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?42.2%.?Shannon Index:?0.13.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Sorqiya (Sorgiya) Wolaita Zone Offa Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Agronomic (Kocho):?Selected for Kocho (1 farmer, 0.7%).?Agronomic (Workey/Bulla):?Selected for Workey (1 farmer, 0.7%).?Agronomic (Bulla):?Selected fo... Shumbulo et al. 2012
Suite Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Medicine Morphological:?Named after blood-like fluid (sap) that comes out of midrib.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Early.?Plant Height:?Smaller.?Use C... Getahun et al. 2024
Suri Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Morphological:?Drooping leaf habit; short leaf length; short pseudostem height; red petiole/pseudostem color; yellow/red sap; small corm size.?Agronom... Haile et al. 2022
Sutia Wolaita Zone Various (14 Kebeles) Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Amicho Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Ranked 14th overall.?Agronomic:?Preferred for Amicho use.?Use:?Food pro... Asfaw et al. 2024
Taawo Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Fiber Medicine Morphological:?Fiber quality poor.?Medicinal:?Used for medicinal value.?Agronomic:?Flowering relatively early (<3 years).?Use:?Maache-k'aayo (female/c... Haile et al. 2022
Tadesa-Utha Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Morphological:?Named after Tadese, a person who brought the plant to the area.?Agro-ecology:?Mid & low altitude.?Maturity:?Late.?Plant Height:?Vigorou... Getahun et al. 2024
Tafaro Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Morphological:?Erect leaf habit; green or light green petiole color; green pseudostem color; normal pseudostem aspect; sap milky.?Agronomic:?Kocho yie... Haile et al. 2022
Tawoo Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Fiber Morphological:?Green or light green petiole color; no or sparse blotching at petiole base; fiber quality poor.?Agronomic:?Flowering relatively early (... Haile et al. 2022
Tayo 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
Tebere Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Amicho Amicho Quality Ranking:?2nd (Total: 45).?Use:?Amicho. Ayenew et al. 2016
Tebere Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Availability:?8.0%.?Shannon Index:?0.01.?Suitability:?Kocho, Amicho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Tederader 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
Tegadede 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
Teriye 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
Terseke Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0026.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Tessa Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Medicine Food Availability:?19.3%.?Shannon Index:?0.04.?Suitability:?Kocho, Medicine, Amicho, Bulla.?Key Finding:?Used for medicinal purposes in addition to food. Mulachew 2015