Optimising plant growth, biomass partitioning, and nitrogen use efficiency in taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott)
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.
Authors
- Roslyn M. Gleadow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4756-0411)
- Diógenes L. Antille (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4924-9689)
- Laura Steel
Institutions
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Climate Centre (NL)
- Agriculture and Food (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- Harper Adams University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1731490
- Primary Topic
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation