ArticleFrontiers in plant science2025
Optimising plant growth, biomass partitioning, and nitrogen use efficiency in taro (
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Introduction: Taro ( Methods: Taro plants were grown using nutrient solutions with N concentrations ranging from 2.5 to 20 mM N. Plants were harvested at different growth stages up to 10 months to capture corm formation, filling, maturity and post-maturity stages. Biomass and nutrient concentrations were measured and nitrogen use efficiency indices were calculated. Results: The highest overall biomass was at 15 mM N, but corm biomass was highest in plants grown at the 5 and 10 mM N treatments. Sucker number and biomass increased with N concentration. Calcium concentration showed a strong positive correlation with N in corms but a weak negative correlation in leaves. Discussion/conclusion: Hypotheses 2 and 3 were supported; Hypothesis 1 was not. The optimal N level for maximizing corm biomass without compromising nutritional quality is around 10 mM N. These findings will inform biophysical models for taro to help its development as a food and nutrition security crop.
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