| dc.description.abstract | Indonesia is one of the countries with the greatest diversity of taro variety, while
the study of taro's morphology and nutritional characteristics is limited. The
aim of this study was to evaluate the anatomical of plant and nutritional value
of taro tuber. This research observed fourteen genotypes of Colacasia esculenta
(7 Eddoe types, 7 Dasheen types) and 3 Xanthosoma genotypes. In three blocks of
replications, the eddoe and Xanthosoma genotypes were cultivated using cormel
and the dasheen genotypes with sucker. Plant anatomy (leaf, stem, and root) and
tuber nutritional characteristics were analyzed. From this research, explained
that stomata and epidermis number, length from stomata and epidermis, number
leaf epidermis, length of leaf and stem epidermis, also length of root epidermis,
endodermis, cortex, and stele among 17 genotypes of taro were statistically
different. The diversity of taro based on the nutrition content of tuber between 17
genotypes of taro was considered high, as represented by water, ash, fat, protein,
carbohydrate, energy, and glucomannan, which were statistically different. | |
