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Table 13 Most frequently reported enset production constraints in the study area

From: Exploiting indigenous knowledge of subsistence farmers’ for the management and conservation of Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) (musaceae family) diversity on-farm

Major constraints in enset production

Reported by % of farmers?

Enset Xanthomonas Wilt

35.9

Enset root mealy bug

34.6

Leaf hopper

19.5

Mole rat

24.7

Porcupine

52.2

Swine

12.4

Corm rot

52.8

Drought

8.9