🌾 Crop
ANX-CROP-0000352
Arrowroot
Maranta arundinacea
Also known as Obedience plant (English), Maranta (Spanish), Arrow-root (French), Herbe aux flèches (French), Pfeilwurz (German)
Grown for its rhizomes, which are processed into an easily digestible starch.
- Species
- Maranta arundinacea
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Climate requirements
- Warm humid tropical climate.
- Temperature range
- 23-29°C (absolute 17-34°C)
- Rainfall range
- 1500-2000mm (absolute 700-4000mm)
- Altitude range
- 1000m
- Soil types
- Light well-drained fertile soil.
- Soil pH
- 5.5-6.5 (absolute 5-8)
Cultivars
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Plant health
Diseases & Pests
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Inputs
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