The feeding part of taro is the bulb, rich in starch and protein. Its high yield, resistance to storage and transportation, in the solution of China's southern region of the annual balanced supply of vegetables play a role.

Hunan taro cultivation type according to the bulb growth habit and growth and development characteristics of taro, taro, taro and kui taro three types. Cultivation mode has two kinds of dry taro and water taro.

Multi taro type. Type plant growth potential medium, mother taro smaller, spherical, large dry taro. Taro more larger, more oval, taro single weight 25-55 grams, the quality is better than the mother taro, to eat taro mainly. The quality of soft and glutinous taste, the meat is generally sticky. Excellent varieties of Changsha ginger lotus taro (red lotus water taro), Changsha snow taro, chicken taro, Hengyang white lotus taro and so on. The white taro plant height of about 1.1 meters, petiole yellow-green. Red taro plant is taller, petiole and leaf veins purple-red.

Multi-purpose taro type. Plants with strong tillers, leaf clusters, plant height of less than 1 meter. Mother, son, grandson taro without obvious differences, connected to each other into a block difficult to separate, the bulb texture between powdery and sticky, good quality. Generally dry taro. Excellent varieties of white lotus dog-head taro, U lotus dog-head taro, Street Yang Baba taro and Guangdong nine-face taro, Guangxi dog claw taro.

Quei taro type. Plant growth potential vigorous, plant height 1.3-1.6 meters. The mother taro fat, single weight 1-2 kg, to eat the mother taro mainly. The daughter taro less and small, mainly used for breeding. The mother taro starch content is high, for the powder, the flesh is fine and soft, strong flavor, good quality. Excellent varieties of betel nut taro, Guangxi Lipu taro and so on.