Edi Santosa Edi Santosa
Soil Biology and Health Division, Indonesian Soil Research Institute, Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development Jl. Tentara Pelajar No.12 Cimanggu Bogor 16114 Indonesia

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Journal : HAYATI Journal of Biosciences

Diversity of 17 Genotypes of Taro Based on Anatomy and Nutritional Value of Tuber Cahyanti, Lutfy Ditya; Didy Sopandie; Edi Santosa; Heni Purnamawati
HAYATI Journal of Biosciences Vol. 31 No. 3 (2024): May 2024
Publisher : Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.4308/hjb.31.3.465-473

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.