Elephant foot yam — 7Harvest, storage & transport

• Harvest and seed corms

  Ready about 8–9 months after planting, when the plant has fully died back. For seed, corms can be left in the field until the next planting, or lifted and stored in sand or paddy straw.

  Pending expert review

  Source

  Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Elephant foot yam – Harvesting; yield, p. 144

  Region

  Tamil Nadu

  Last updated

  2026-11-04