Table 2.
The morphological characteristics of the study area's enset landraces.
| Character | Code | Qualitative categories or quantitative measures |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudostem color | PSC | 1 = light green, 2 = deep green, 3 = greenish black, 4 = light red, 5 = dark red, 6 = reddish yellow |
| Petiole color | PC | 1 = light green, 2 = deep green, 3 = greenish black, 4 = light red, 5 = dark red, 6 = reddish yellow |
| Midrib color | MC | 1 = light green, 2 = deep green, 3 = greenish yellow, 4 = greenish red, 5 = light red, 6 = dark red, 7 = dark brown |
| Leaf color | LC | 1 = light green, 2 = deep green, 3 = light red, 4 = dark red, 5 = purple |
| Kocho quality | KQ | 1 = high quality, 2 = medium quality, and 3 = low quality |
| Bulla quality | BQ | 1 = high quality, 2 = medium quality, and 3 = low quality |
| Fiber quality | FQ | 1 = high quality, 2 = medium quality, and 3 = low quality |
| Drought resistance | Dr.R | 1 = resistance, 2 = venerable |
| Disease resistance | DR | 1 = resistance, 2 = susceptible |
| Pseudostem length | PL | Meter |
| Pseudostem circumstances | Psc | Meter |
| Leaf length | LL | Meter |
| Leaf width | LW | Meter |
| Number of leaves | NL | Number |
| Plant height | HP | Meter |
Note: Kocho is a fermented product made from scraped pseudostems and grated corm; bulla is a dehydrated juice.