Table 8 Folk species named after morphological traits
Varieties | Morphological attributes associated with the naming |
|---|---|
Aday | White seeded |
Afukanni | A variety that always gives yield or that never fails to give yield |
Alemo(Ala-mo) | That quenches thirsty |
(H)Anchero | Lax type panicle |
Bele Melik | Drought escaper, early maturing |
Bullo | Light white and grey colored |
Butene | Short and thin |
Chamme | Grows fast |
Chelle | Amber colored seed |
Chiquere | Dark red-named after a bird called Chiquele, the seed is dark red and leaf is deep green. |
Daslee | Strong and adaptive |
Fechee | Lax type of panicle |
Firelemi | Twin seeded |
Firekolef | Glume encloses the seed completely |
(H)Ifaato | Boring for harvesting and threshing because it gives high yield |
Gebabe | Short statured |
Jilbeb | 'Tegneto yemiweled' (Gabaabdu hortuu) very dwarf and yielding, very short |
Keyla | Red seeded |
Kirmi | Awned panicle, bird resistant |
Kuffa Kassa | That strengthen the weak |
Kumash | Early maturing bullo |
Masengo (Kelafo) | A sorghum type used for beef fattening or come from Kelafo area |
Matsugi | White seed colour |
Meleta | Early maturing, drought escaping variety |
Merturasse | Mertu 'ladies name'; Rasse means loose hair. Dispersed panicle, very lax panicle |
Nanno | Similar with traditional women hair dressing 'shurube-traditional tightly plaiting of hair' |
Solle | Beautiful, named after the seed colour 'very shiny and attractive colour' |
Sheridon | Early maturing variety |
Tomma | Broom type of panicle |
Wegere | It means 'we agre'-we saw a new variety |
Worabe | The panicle shape looks like hairs of hayena |
Wourdi | A variety that grows fast-early maturing |
Tufkuur or Bure | Mixed colored or miracle of God or surprising sorghum or unique sorghum. Variegated type |
Yade | Missed (love) its sweet stalk |
Marur | Shattering |
Umrhajeria | A seed colour is like whitish stone/rock |
Ilimijamma | Erect panicle |