📋 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
Woret 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
Workneh Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0120.?Suitability:?Kocho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Wosayife Gamo Zone Chencha & Kogota Districts Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Amicho Medicine Morphological:?Narrow leaves resembling banana leaf; has medicinal value.?Agro-ecology:?High altitude.?Maturity:?Early.?Plant Height:?Smaller.?Use Cla... Getahun et al. 2024
Wosere 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
Wosere 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
Woshamada 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
Woshemada Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Availability:?8.6%.?Shannon Index:?0.05.?Suitability:?Kocho, Amicho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Wunado 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
Xebere Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Kembata-Tembaro Zone (N=51).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Xessa Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with milk is eaten to relieve broken bone in human (N=42).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes. Dilebo et al. 2023
Xessa Kembata-Tembaro Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with dairy products to cure broken bone in human (N=58).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes. Dilebo et al. 2023
Xiggo Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho to cure kidney problems and hepatitis (N=48).?Use:?Used for medicinal purposes. Dilebo et al. 2023
Xorore Hadiya Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Amicho Amicho Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in Hadiya Zone (N=38).?Use:?Used for Amicho (boiled corm) consumption. Dilebo et al. 2023
Xorore 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
Yadda 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
Yaka Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?9th overall ranking (14.45). Best taste (2.80), good bulla quality (2.60),... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Yaka Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?9th overall ranking (14.45). Best taste (2.80), good bulla quality (2.60),... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Yaka Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?9th overall ranking (14.45). Best taste (2.80), good bulla quality (2.60),... Tekalign 2021
Yanbule (also Yanbulle) Ethiopia (Southern Ethiopia) Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Bulla Nutritional (Bulla):?Ash content 1.05 g/100g (relatively higher than other varieties); Ca 317.9 mg/100g (considerably higher than bulla prepared from ... Bekele et al. 2023
Yebo Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Amicho Morphological:?Erect leaf habit; short pseudostem height; soft leaf sheath; small corm size; soft corm; yellow/red sap.?Agronomic:?Kocho yield low; Ko... Haile et al. 2022