Ensete ventricosum - Wikipedia
Ensete ventricosum, commonly known as enset or ensete, Ethiopian banana, Abyssinian banana, [3] pseudo-banana, false banana and wild banana, [4] is a species of flowering plant in the banana family Musaceae. The domesticated form of the plant is cultivated only in Ethiopia, where it provides the staple food for approximately 20 million people.
Enset - Kew
Known as the ‘tree against hunger’, enset feeds 20 million people across Ethiopia — over a sixth of the population. The so-called 'false banana' not only provides food, but is a source of material for weaving, as well as a companion crop (plants which support a main crop by providing protection from pests and improving soil health) for ...
Ensete - Wikipedia
Ensete is a genus of monocarpic flowering plants native to tropical regions of Africa and Asia. It is one of the three genera in the banana family, Musaceae, and includes the false banana or enset (E. ventricosum), an economically important food crop in Ethiopia. [1][2][3] Taxonomy.
Enset, Ethiopia’s remarkable ‘tree against hunger’ flowers at Kew ...
Apr 13, 2023 · Known by some as the Ethiopian banana, the Abyssinian banana, or even the false banana, RBG Kew scientists and partners refer to enset as the ‘tree against hunger’. Thanks to its remarkable versatility, drought resistance, and disease tolerance, enset is a staple source of nutrition for more than 20 million people in Ethiopia.
Enset, Ethiopia's remarkable 'tree against hunger' flowers at Kew ...
Apr 13, 2023 · Enset (Ensete ventricosum), an African relative of the much-beloved banana plant, is flowering inside of Kew Gardens' Temperate House, marking the very first time this extraordinary plant has...
False banana: Is Ethiopia's enset 'wondercrop' for climate change?
Jan 21, 2022 · Scientists say the plant enset, an Ethiopian staple, could be a new superfood and a lifesaver in the face of climate change. The banana-like crop has the potential to feed more than 100 million...
Ethiopia’s tree against hunger - Kew
Mar 8, 2019 · Whilst enset (Ensete ventricosum) grows wild in river valleys and gorges from Ethiopia all the way down to South Africa, it has only ever been domesticated in the Ethiopian Highlands. Here it’s said that 60 plants could feed a family of five for a year.
The Tree Against Hunger: Enset-Based Agricultural Systems in Ethiopia
Jan 1, 1997 · Enset (Ensete ventricosum) is the main crop of a sustainable indigenous African system that ensures food security in a country that is food deficient. Enset is related to and resembles the...
Enset in Ethiopia: a poorly characterized but resilient starch staple ...
Jan 31, 2019 · Enset (Ensete ventricosum, Musaceae) is an African crop that currently provides the staple food for approx. 20 million Ethiopians. Whilst wild enset grows over much of East and Southern Africa and the genus extends across Asia to China, it has only ever been domesticated in the Ethiopian Highlands.
Ethiopian crop 'enset' identified as climate coping strategy in …
Nov 23, 2022 · E. ventricosum or enset, has long been known as Ethiopia's "tree against hunger" thanks to its remarkable versatility as a crop, and tolerance to diseases and drought.
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