Indigenous knowledge, use and on-farm management of enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) diversity in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia

Table 4 Farmers' descriptors of enset landraces in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia

Identification and characterization criteria	Criterion category	Examples of representative landraces	*Respondents (%)
*Plant morphology*
Pseudostem color	Green	Achaka, Adinona, Ala-genna, Banga, Lalukiya	82
	Red	Kambata, Maziya, Wanadiyia
	Dark-purple	Gefetanuwa, Lochingia, Zinkiya
	White	Agino, Bota-arkiya
Leaf color	Green leaves	Achaka, Adinona, Badadia, Arkiya, Lembuwa	84
Leaf color	Purple leaves	Lochingia	84
Leaf shape and pattern	Narrow erect	Gefetanuwa, Genessa	66
Leaf shape and pattern	Wide and dropping	Lembuwa	66
Midrib dorsal color	Red/yellow	Badadia, Falakiya, Godariya, Eslammia, Maziya	79
	Purple	Gefetanuwa, Lochingia
	Green	Ala-genna, Kataniya, Mochiya, Suitia
Petiole blotch and patch color	Black	Ala-genna, Halla, Kabaria, Mochiya, Nakaka	77
Petiole blotch and patch color	Brown	Achaka, Tuzuma	77
^aSap color	Red	Suitia	57
^aCorm color	Dark blue strips	Kabaria, Nakaka, Peluwa	40
*Plant cycle*
Maturity	Early	Gefetanuwa	66
Maturity	Late	Adinona, Anko-genna
*Plant vigor*
Plant size/height	Vigorous	Ala-genna, Anko-genna, Godariya, Maziya	83
Plant size/height	Tiny	Gefetanuwa, Lochingia, Silqantiya	83
^b *Plant reaction to biotic factor*
Disease and pest	Resistant	Argama, Halla, Wanadiyia	62
Disease and pest	Susceptible	Chichia, Kabaria, Nakaka, Suitia
*Plant reaction to abiotic factor*
Drought	Resistant	Badadia, Gonwassa	67
	Susceptible	Kataniya, Nakaka

*Quotes are percentages of farmers using identification criteria for distinguishing enset landraces (depending on landrace cultivated in households homegarden).
^aSap and corm color are used as identification criteria when farmers are in doubt, hence for conformation.
^bDisease reaction is specifically considered for bacterial wilt disease (Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum) which is common in the area.

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