Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) is one of the most underutilized crops in sub‐Saharan
Africa and an important staple food in the tropics. Understanding its growth response under
selected watering regimes and planting densities underpins this research. A study was
conducted at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Embu
Research Centre, during the long rains (LR) in 2021 and the short rains (SR) in 2021–2022.
A factorial experiment with a split‐plot layout arranged in a completely randomized block …

Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) is one of the underutilized crops and is considered an
orphan crop. In the tropics, taro is an important staple food in the human diet. Taro has
suffered low production in Kenya due to various factors among them its utilization. Taro is
referred to as nduma in Kenya and is primarily grown in the riverbeds. However, the
riverbeds are already a limited resource due to climate change and during periods of water
scarcity. There is a need to understand the edaphic and crop management factors that affect …