Rich red loam with pH 5.5–7.0. A tropical crop that likes 30–35 °C and 1000–1500 mm of rain over 6–8 months — warm and humid while growing leaves, cool and dry while the corm develops. Varieties: Gajendra, Sree Padma.
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 – Varieties; soil and climate, p. 143
