Taro

Okonkwo, C. A. C.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-040826-2.50052-7

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“…globulifera) and (2) the "dasheen" type (Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta) [6]. These two main varieties present different corm types; the dasheen variety is long central with few side-corms (cormels), whereas the eddoes variety shows a well-developed cormel.…”

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Taro Roots: An Underexploited Root Crop

Ferdaus,

Chukwu-Munsen,

Foguel

et al. 2023

Nutrients

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Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a root crop that remains largely underutilized and undervalued despite its abundance and affordability. In comparison to other root vegetables, such as potatoes, yams, carrots, and cassava, taro stands out as a plentiful and low-cost option. As global hunger increases, particularly in Africa, it becomes essential to address food insecurity by maximizing the potential of existing food resources, including taro, and developing improved food products derived from it. Taro possesses a wealth of carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals, thereby making it a valuable nutritional source. Additionally, while not a significant protein source, taro exhibits higher protein content than many other root crops. Consequently, utilizing taro to create food products, such as plant-based milk alternatives, frozen desserts, and yogurt substitutes, could play a crucial role in raising awareness and increasing taro production. Unfortunately, taro has been stigmatized in various cultures, which has led to its neglect as a food crop. Therefore, this review aims to highlight the substantial potential of taro as an economical source of dietary energy by exploring the rich fiber, potassium, vitamin C, protein, and other micronutrient content of taro, and providing a foundation for the formulation of novel food products. Furthermore, this paper assesses the nutritional benefits of taro, its current utilization, and its antinutritional properties. It emphasizes the need for further research to explore the various applications of taro and improve on-farm processing conditions for industrial purposes.

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Taro Roots: An Underexploited Root Crop

Ferdaus,

Chukwu-Munsen,

Foguel

et al. 2023

Nutrients

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“…It provides 135 calories per 100 grams of food, more than twice as much as potatoes do [33]. There are two groups of taro "eddoe" type and "dasheen" type, both are widely grown in flooded and upland conditions [34]. In a study conducted at Newlands, South Africa, taro performed well and provided good yield when grown in continuous wetting [35].…”

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Water Requirement of Major Tuber Crops: A Review

Sruthy,

Arjun

2023

IJECC

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One of the most crucial input required for the growth of crops is water. It is required by plants in enormous amounts and continually throughout their lifecycle. It has a significant impact on plant processes like photosynthesis, respiration, cell division, absorption, translocation, use of mineral nutrients and agriculture operations like irrigation, land husbandry, crop production, medium for spraying chemicals etc. But the future water supply is questionable due to climate change and related problems like rise in temperature. This lead to change in precipitation patterns and the entire water cycle are thrown off balance. Therefore, in the current environment, the development of water-saving agriculture is essential. As tuber crops are known for their high water use efficiency, it is having big part in water saving agriculture. Tuber crops are major sources of carbohydrates, thus play a key role in food safety. The starchy root of tuber crops can be used for various purposes like food, livestock feed, raw material in industry mainly for starch production etc. As most of the tuber crops are compatible with the farming systems, resistant to drought and withstand aberrant rainfall conditions, farmers follows rainfed cultivation of tuber crops. Anyhow water deficit stress occurring during the critical phases would adversely affect the ultimate performance of tuber crops and judicious use of water will result maximum yield. This review paper aims to know the water requirement of major tuber crops (Potato, Cassava, Sweet Potato, Amorphophallus, Taro and Tannia) and influence of water management in their yield potential.

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An efficient in-vitro regeneration system of Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) using apical meristems

Kepue¹,

Mweu²,

Kariuki³

et al. 2021

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) is an important crop for food and nutrition security, incomes, and livelihood of people in developing countries. Its cultivation and productivity have been limited mainly due to a lack of quality planting materials. Therefore, this study developed an effective micropropagation method for two common taro varieties in Kenya (Purple Wild and Dasheen) using apical meristem derived from portions of the corm and base of leaf petioles. This study optimized the 6benzylaminopurine (BAP) and indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) levels for a better shoot and root development. The highest shoot induction was observed in both varieties when Murashige & Skoog (MS) media was supplemented with 2 mg/L of BAP. Similarly, the maximum rooting response was achieved in both varieties on half-strength MS media supplemented with 0.5 mg/L of IBA. The study also revealed significant interactions between variety × BAP levels and variety × IBA levels (P<0.0001) for shoot and root development, respectively. This apical meristem-based micropropagation method developed in this study can be used for rapid multiplication of genetically clean planting materials for commercial uses and to establish taro transformation protocols.

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Taro

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Taro Roots: An Underexploited Root Crop

Taro Roots: An Underexploited Root Crop

Water Requirement of Major Tuber Crops: A Review

An efficient in-vitro regeneration system of Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) using apical meristems

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