📋 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
AstaraNech Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Amicho Use:?Preferred for amicho. Muanenda et al. 2025
AstaraNechi Gedeo Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Medicine Use:?Medicinal purposes. Muanenda et al. 2025
AstaraNechi Gedeo Zone Various (7 Kebeles) Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Amicho Medicine Food Morphological:?Light green pseudostem color; narrow leaf width; medium plant vigor.?Agronomic:?Early maturing; medium yield per plant.?Food Preference... Adem & Kibatu 2020
Astare Gurage Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with milk to treat bone and muscle problems, and for the initiation of milk production in human after delivery (N=60).?Amicho:?Selec... Dilebo et al. 2023
Astare Silte Zone Various Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Amicho Medicine Medicinal:?Amicho with dairy products to repair broken bone, muscles, and to initiate milk production in human (N=60).?Amicho:?Selected for Amicho in ... Dilebo et al. 2023
Astera Oromia & SNNPR Gomma, Gera, Yem, Gimbo, Decha Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Production & Agronomy Food Distribution:?Grown across surveyed districts of southwest Ethiopia (2.4% of landraces)?.?Agronomic:?Identified as one of the landraces cultivated in ... Mulualem & Semman 2021
Astera Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Amicho Amicho Quality Ranking:?6th (Total: 12).?Use:?Amicho. Ayenew et al. 2016
Astra Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Amicho Medicine Food Availability:?4.8%.?Shannon Index:?0.01.?Suitability:?Kocho, Medicine, Amicho.?Key Finding:?Used for medicinal purposes in addition to food. Mulachew 2015
Ataro Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Morphological:?Green/light green leaf blade color; normal pseudostem aspect; yellow pseudostem color; sap watery; brown blotches at petiole base.?Agro... Haile et al. 2022
Awonda Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0055.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Awunade?(also Awnunde) Hadiya Zone Anlemo District Kocho Amicho Morphological:?Classified as both male and female depending on farmer perspective (ambiguity).?Distribution:?Present in multiple kebeles.?Agronomic:?S... Temesgen Erebo (2023)
Ayasie Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0117.?Suitability:?Kocho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Ayi-bosso Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Bulla Morphological:?Black pseudostem color; sap watery; Etino/Bulla content low.?Agronomic:?Kocho yield high; Kocho quality very good; sucker regeneration ... Haile et al. 2022
Ayi-gudiro Sheka Zone Anderacha Woreda Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Kocho Morphological:?Black blotches at petiole base; black pseudostem color.?Agronomic:?Kocho yield high; disease resistance high.?Use:?Processing type. Haile et al. 2022
Ayides 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
Azuro Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0046.?Suitability:?Kocho. Mulachew 2015
Babiso Kembata-Tembaro Zone Angacha District Genetic Resources & Diversity / Ethnobotany Kocho Bulla Availability:?0.5%.?Shannon Index:?0.0171.?Suitability:?Kocho, Bulla. Mulachew 2015
Badadet Gurage Zone Central Ethiopia Plant Physiology / Genetic Resources & Diversity Kocho Morphological:?Plant height 270-620 cm. Leaf number 4-12. Leaf area 6468-28224 cm?. Stomatal conductance 18-106.2 mmol/m?/s.?Agronomic:?Best for kocho... Chase et al. 2025
Badadiya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Bulla Medicine Medicinal:?Used to repair and soften the broken body (bone) and initiate milk production for the mammary gland of the woman.?Preparation:?The corm is ... Feleke & Tekalign 2022
Badadiya Dawuro Zone Mareka District Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine Bulla Medicine Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Medicinal:?Used to repair and soften the broken body (bone) and initiate milk product... Feleke & Tekalign 2022