Research Article

On-Farm Diversity of Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) Landraces, Use, and the Associated Indigenous Knowledge in Adola Rede District, Guji Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Table 5

Farmers’ descriptors for the classification enset landraces in Adola Rede.

SNCriteriaSoft (Muklaafee)Hard (Jabaa)

1MaturityEarly matureLate mature
2FibrosityLow quality of fiberHigh quality of fiber
3SizeSmall in size, pseudostem height, and pseudostem circumferenceLarge in size, pseudostem height, and pseudostem circumference
4Disease resistanceVery susceptible to disease and pestsHighly resistant to disease and pests
5Period of fermentationQuickly fermentedSlowly fermented
6Quality of amichoHigh quality in amichoLess quality in amicho