Taro (colocasia) suits loamy soil with pH 5.5–7.0 and a warm, moist climate (21–27 °C), up to 1500 m, with about 1000 mm of rain while growing; give extra irrigation where rain is less. Rainfed planting: April–June; irrigated, it can be grown year-round. Varieties include CO 1, Panchamukhi and Satamukhi (Kovvur), Sree Pallavi, Sree Rashmi and Sree Kiran.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Taro – Varieties; soil and climate; season, p. 145
