Bicol Purple Taro (Bicol purple gabi): Characteristics
Bicol Purple taro is a local taro variety, also sold or known as Bicol purple gabi. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources. It comes from local Bicol cultivar selected by CBSUA.
If you came here looking for Bicol purple gabi, this is the same taro. The facts below come from its seller and from farm sources, each one listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our taro variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for root crops.
- Type: Local.
Key facts about Bicol Purple taro
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | local Bicol cultivar selected by CBSUA |
| Also known as | Bicol purple gabi |
| Type | Local |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
No day count or trial yield is published for this variety. So ask the seller or your municipal agriculturist for figures from farms near you before you plan a season around it.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit taro fields most often: cutworm. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the root is like
It is recommended corms and leaves for food, taro flour, starch and milk under development.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Where: Camarines Sur (Calabanga, Pili) and the Bicol region.
- Uses: Corms and leaves for food, taro flour, starch and milk under development.
- Very good leaves and corms in upland and lowland field trials.
Why farmers know it: picked by CBSUA from ten local cultivars as a candidate for NSIC registration. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Bicol Purple taro
Gabi grows in wet lowland or on upland beds. Pick a variety for the land you have, and for the corm, the leaves or both.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeTaro varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the taro varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Tinahig
- GC 396: about 8 months, 11.74 t/ha, 2001
- GS 382: about 8 months, 11.62 t/ha, 2001
- GS 385: about 8 months, 8.85 t/ha, 2004
Is Bicol purple gabi the same as Bicol Purple?
Where can I buy seed of Bicol Purple?
See how Bicol Purple will do on your farm
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