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<p>Taro (<i>Colocasia esculenta</i> (L.) Schott) is an aroid species originally domesticated in mainland Southeast Asia and currently widely cultivated as a vegetable and root crop in tropical and temperate regions of Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Americas. Taro was attested for the first time in Europe in the fourth century BC, but despite this early introduction few research activities have dealt with this crop on the European continent. In this paper we provide a first comprehensive overview of taro in Europe. After examining the history of this crop in the Old Continent (from its earliest written mentions to its uses as an ornamental plant and the current import of new cultivars in city markets), we describe its cultivation and uses in Macaronesia and Cyprus, where this plant is still grown as a food crop. Moreover, we present an update on casual and naturalized uncultivated populations of taro as well as on ex situ conservation in Europe. Finally, we propose a series of research questions and conservation actions that should be addressed to enhance the long-term conservation and sustainable use of taro genetic resources in Europe.</p>

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Taro (Colocasia esculenta) in Europe: a journey through fields, botanical gardens, ditches and city markets

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    2025年2月22日

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  • Filippo Guzzon,
  • Duilio Iamonico,
  • Miguel A. A. Pinheiro de Carvalho,
  • Carla S. S. Gouveia,
  • Humberto Nóbrega,
  • Ilaria Maria Grimaldi,
  • Peter J. Matthews,
  • Angelos C. Kyratzis,
  • Desirée Afonso-Morales,
  • Verónica Pérez,
  • María Encarnación Velázquez-Barrera,
  • Domingo Ríos Mesa,
  • Amit C. Sukal,
  • Marco Canella,
  • Jonas V. Müller

摘要

Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) is an aroid species originally domesticated in mainland Southeast Asia and currently widely cultivated as a vegetable and root crop in tropical and temperate regions of Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Americas. Taro was attested for the first time in Europe in the fourth century BC, but despite this early introduction few research activities have dealt with this crop on the European continent. In this paper we provide a first comprehensive overview of taro in Europe. After examining the history of this crop in the Old Continent (from its earliest written mentions to its uses as an ornamental plant and the current import of new cultivars in city markets), we describe its cultivation and uses in Macaronesia and Cyprus, where this plant is still grown as a food crop. Moreover, we present an update on casual and naturalized uncultivated populations of taro as well as on ex situ conservation in Europe. Finally, we propose a series of research questions and conservation actions that should be addressed to enhance the long-term conservation and sustainable use of taro genetic resources in Europe.