taro
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From our crop reference
Taro is a vegetable crop, grown in the kharif season. Sow it in Jun–Jul and expect to harvest in 6–8 mo. It wants a pH of 5.5–7.0 (slightly acid) and 21–32°C. Plant at 45 × 30 cm, allowing 1200–1500 kg of seed per hectare. A good crop returns around 15–25 t. Watch for leaf blight, corm rot.
Growing Taro6 sentences from our guides, quoted exactly
Taro Hornworm (Hippotion celerio): These large green or brown caterpillars can defoliate a plant overnight.
Colocasia (commonly called arbi or taro) fits well into Odisha’s climate and farming systems.
Colocasia (commonly called arbi, taro or kochu) fits the Cauvery Basin’s warm, humid climate and relatively heavy soils.
Colocasia (arbi/taro) fits well in many parts of Maharashtra where soils are heavy to medium and water is available during the growing season.
Colocasia (arbi, taro) is well suited to Uttarakhand's Terai and lower to mid-hill zones.
Introduction Colocasia (taro) is a resilient, high-value tuber crop suited to the humid, well-drained to lowland conditions of many parts of Arunachal Pradesh.
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