Taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] production in Japan: Present state, problems and prospects

Taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] production in Japan: Present state, problems and prospects

Taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott], a member of the family Araceae, is a vegetatively propagated crop with edible tubers (corms and cormels), petioles and leaf blades. Available evidence suggests that taro originated in South Central Asia, probably in the tropical region from India to Indonesia....

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Main Authors: Tetsuo MIKAMI, Sakio TSUTSUI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2019-12-01
Series:Acta Agriculturae Slovenica
Subjects:
agronomic characteristics
breeding
corm
cormel
cultivar
early maturing genotype
taro
traditional food
Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/12892

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