Land Preparation

• Plough or dig the land to a depth of 20-25 cm and bring to a fine tilth.
• Make ridges 60 cm apart.

Planting

• Plant the side corms at a spacing of 45 cm on the ridges.

Organic Farming of Taro

• Application of FYM @ 15 t/ ha in pits at the time of planting (400 g/plant)
• Application of neem cake @1 t/ha in pits at the time of planting (30 g/plant)
• Application of biofertilizers Azospirillum @ 3 kg/ha, mycorrhiza @ 5 kg/ha and phosphor bacteria @ 3 kg/ha
• Intersowing of green manure cowpea (seed rate @ 20 kg/ha) between yam mounds
• Incorporation of green matter at 45-60 days. (Green matter addition from the green manure @ 15-20 t/ha)
• Application of ash @ 2.0 t ha-1 at the time of incorporation of green manure in pits (60 g/ plant).