Taro planting high-yield cultivation and management techniques have the whole land fertilization, seeding, watering management.
1, the whole land fertilization
The taro on the soil adaptability, to fertile and deep, strong water retention clay soil is appropriate. The ground is well prepared according to 80 ~ 100 cm row spacing ditch, ditch width 50 cm, 35 cm deep, and then fertilize the ditch.
2, sowing method
Selected without pests and diseases, no wound seed taro spread 3 ~ 4 days after the dense rows in the room, covered with 8 ~ 10 cm thick wet sand germination, the room temperature is maintained at 20 ~ 25 ° C. 20 ~ 30 days after the buds 3 ~ 4 cm, 5 cm ground temperature stabilized at 10 ° C when planting.
3, watering management
Taro seedlings before not watering, keep the soil moist in the middle and late, pay attention to drainage during the rainy season. Seedling after 80 days, combined with watering in the plant next to the hole fertilizer. Seedling period soil see dry and wet, in case of rain, then should pay attention to drainage.
Taro varieties to choose
1, red bud taro
Red bud taro plant height 90 ~ 100 cm, broad ovate leaf blade, petiole lavender. The mother taro is larger, nearly round, 7 ~ 10 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 consumption, can also be dried. Medium maturity. Growing period 210 to 240 days, planting period 2 to March, September to October harvest, mu yield 1500 to 1700 kilograms.
2, white bud taro
White bud taro germination is white, petiole is green, veins light green, petiole yellow-green, near the leaves with a slight purple halo. The mother taro round or oval, slightly curved, daughter taro oval or oblong, top bud yellow-white, each plant knot daughter taro 15 ~ 20. Single plant yield 500 ~ 750 grams, bulb contains more moisture, flesh fine quality, more precocious storage resistance. Mu yield 1250 kilograms, high yield can reach more than 1500 kilograms.