China's taro resources are relatively rich, mainly distributed in the Pearl River, Yangtze River and Huaihe River Basin. In addition to the main use of starch, taro can also be used as raw materials for vinegar, brewing, separation of proteins, extraction of alkaloids and so on.
1, red taro
Plant height 90-100 cm, broadly ovate leaf blade, petiole lavender. The mother taro is larger, nearly round, 7-10 taro per plant, taro fat, thick skin, brown, white flesh, buds bright red, single plant yield 0.85-1 kg. Containing more starch, excellent quality. Fresh taro to eat, can also be dried. Medium maturity. Growing period 210-240 days, planting period February-March, September-October harvest, mu yield 1500-1700 kg.
2, white taro
Germination is white, petiole is green, other forms are basically the same as red taro.
White taro and red taro taro because it is not easy to cook and rarely eaten directly, generally is pounded into taro馃 and other cooked products. And people eat directly is the first tiller, the formation of small bulbs of the "sub taro", which is common in the supermarket about the size of the egg taro, can be eaten with sugar, when the home cooking.
3, nine taro
plant height 80-90 cm. Leaf blade broad ovate, petiole green. Mother taro and daughter taro clusters, daughter taro slightly more, bulb obovate, brown, flesh white. Single plant yield 1.5 kilograms, meat slippery, tasteless. Vegetable food and dried for medicinal purposes. Late maturity, growing period of 270-300 days. Planting period February-March, November-December harvest, mu yield 2500-3000 kilograms. The taste of nine taro is slightly better than white taro and red taro.
Betel nut taro
Plant height 80-150 cm. Leaf blade broad ovate, petiole from bottom to top from green gradually transition to coffee red, until the leaf core. Bulb long oval, dark brown, flesh white, with coffee-colored markings. The mother taro is large, the daughter taro long ovate, diameter 3-5 cm, length up to 20 cm, Fuzhou area commonly known as taro handle. Each plant has 6-10 daughter taro. Single plant yield 2.5-3 kilograms. High starch content, strong flavor, so called taro. Humidity resistance is poorer than other varieties, better storage. Late maturity, growing period of 240-280 days.