Landrace uses/characteristics | Representative landraces | Planting site in the homegarden | Justification for selection of planting site |
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Ornamental/Colorful landraces | Agino, Kambata, Maziya | Along side-lines of farms | For ornamentation of homegardens |
Vigorously growing landraces | Ala-genna, Godariya, Halla, Mochiya, Wanadiyia | Homegarden fringes | As symbol of status |
Landraces used for water fetching from pseudostems | Lalukiya | Along homegarden paths | For ease of water fetching from the pseudostem |
Medicinally important landraces* | Argama, Gefetanuwa, Lochingia | Unsightly corners inside the plantation | For preserving healing powers of landraces |