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📋 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
Yedebereye (also Yedebrey, Yesherakinkye) Ethiopia (Southern Ethiopia) Various Food Science & Fermentation / Biochemistry & Nutrition Kocho Fiber Nutritional (Kocho):?Crude fat 1.74% (higher than Lemat); Crude fiber 4.90% (higher than Lemat); Moisture 54.84% (higher than Lemat); Crude protein 4.... Azera et al. 2020
Yefereziye 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
Yegodeset 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
Yeilma 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
Yek'k'o Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Amicho Morphological:?Soft leaf sheath; small corm size; soft corm.?Agronomic:?Kocho quality excellent; Kocho color white; Etino/Bulla content high; fermenta... Haile et al. 2022
Yekecheriye 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
Yekela Enset 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
Yesha Maziya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?10th overall ranking (13.75). Good drought tolerance (2.20), disease resis... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Yesha Maziya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?10th overall ranking (13.75). Good drought tolerance (2.20), disease resis... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Yesha Maziya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?10th overall ranking (13.75). Good drought tolerance (2.20), disease resis... Tekalign 2021
Yesherafere 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
Yesherkinke Gurage Zone Agena 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
Yeshirafire 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.?Distribution:?Most abundant landrace in Kebena District.?Agronomic:?Grouped into clus... Jarso et al. 2023
Yeshirakine (also Yeshirakinge) Gurage Zone Various Biochemistry & Nutrition Fiber Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Major Use:?Food.?Predominant Character:?High yielding and disease resistance.?Proxima... Nuraga et al. 2019
Yeshirakink 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
Yeshirakinke 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.?Distribution:?Most abundant landrace in Cheha District; most dominant landrace in Ezh... Jarso et al. 2023
Yeshirekinke 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
Yeshirenqinke Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Fiber Fiber Fiber:?Selected for strong and long fiber in Gurage Zone (N=49).?Use:?Used for fiber production. Dilebo et al. 2023
Yeshraqingey (also Yeshraqingey) Gurage Zone Various Food Science & Fermentation Bulla Food Physicochemical Properties:?Bulla from Yeshraqingey variety analyzed for physicochemical and functional properties.?Yield:?Bulla yield decreases signi... Weyda et al. 2025
Yezer Badedit 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

Data compiled from scientific publications on Ensete ventricosum.
Part of the Enset Research Database.
Last updated: September 10, 2026