📋 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
Ankogena 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
Ankuwa Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Fiber Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?2nd overall ranking (20.75). Good yield (2.25), maturity time (2.60), drou... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Ankuwa Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?2nd overall ranking (20.75). Good yield (2.25), maturity time (2.60), drou... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Ankuwa Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Fiber Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?2nd overall ranking (20.75). Good yield (2.25), maturity time (2.60), drou... Tekalign 2021
Arakko Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Amicho Morphological:?Soft corm.?Agronomic:?Fermentation rate fast; flowering relatively early (<3 years); drought/wind tolerance low.?Use:?Maache-k'aayo (fe... Haile et al. 2022
Areko 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
Argama SNNPRS Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Fiber Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Agronomic:?Cultivated for fiber quality.?Use:?Specifically used for fiber production ... Yemataw et al. 2016
Argama Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Medicine Medicinal:?Used for the normal functioning of the body.?Preparation:?The corm is boiled and eaten with milk.?Plant Part Used:?Corm. Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Argama Wolaita Zone Various (14 Kebeles) Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Bulla Fiber Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Highly preferred landrace; ranked 5th overall.?Agronomic:?Preferred for... Asfaw et al. 2024
Argama Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Medicinal:?Used for the normal functioning of the body.?Preparation:?The corm is boil... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Argama Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Medicinal:?Used for the normal functioning of the body.?Preparation:?The corm is boil... Tekalign 2021
Argama Wolaita Zone Offa Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Bulla Amicho Fiber Agronomic (Kocho):?Selected for Kocho (7 farmers, 4.6%).?Agronomic (Workey/Bulla):?Selected for Workey (13 farmers, 9.3%).?Agronomic (Bulla):?Selected... Shumbulo et al. 2012
Arisho Sidama Zone Hula District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Food Morphological:?Name derived from sun (implying shining like the sun).?Distribution:?Rare.?Use:?Used for food production.?Key Finding:?Rare landrace; n... Egziabher et al. 2020
Arke Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0194.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Arkia Wolaita Zone Various (14 Kebeles) Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Amicho Medicine Food Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Distribution:?Ranked 15th overall.?Agronomic:?Preferred for Amicho use.?Medicinal:?Us... Asfaw et al. 2024
Arkiya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Medicine Medicinal:?Used to cure a cough; to dry an abscess; to restore normal body function.?Preparation:?The corm is boiled and eaten with milk.?Plant Part U... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Arkiya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Medicinal:?Used to cure a cough; to dry an abscess; to restore normal body function.?... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Arkiya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Medicinal:?Used to dry abscess; for normal functioning of the body; to cure cough.?Pr... Tekalign 2021
Arkiya Wolaita Zone Offa Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Genetic Resources & Diversity Amicho Agronomic:?Not listed in Table 1.?Amicho:?Most preferred for Amicho (23 farmers, 17.0%).?Key Finding:?Most preferred for Amicho (corm) consumption. Shumbulo et al. 2012
Arshe Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0059.?Suitability:?Kocho, Amicho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015