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Taro, Songe

(colocasia esculenta)

 

  • Type of vegetable : leaves, underground organs
  • Optimum growth pH range: 5.5-6.5
  • Optimal growth temperature range : 25-29°C
  • Organic matter requirements :
  • Rooting :
  • Special requirements : likes high temperatures. Very well suited to Mayotte.

 

  • Seed characteristics
  • Seeding depth : 50 mm
  • Line spacing : 80 - 100 cm
  • Interplant : 50 - 60 cm
  • Remarks : In intensive pure culture, 50X50 can be applied. Planting of shoots or apical portions of corms.

  

  • Duration of the crop cycle under optimal growing conditions
Nursery Field

Pollination at commercial maturity

- 175-300 d -

 

  • Optimal storage conditions
Temperatures Relative humidity Average shelf life
7-10°C 85-90% 4 months
Last change : 07/22/22