Colocasia (Arbi)

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 680 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 880 mm it can use in a normal year, and 720 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 21–28 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 32 °C / 20 °C
• Nov 28 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Colocasia (Arbi): 6 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Salt in the soil here can harm it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

No yield records for this crop yet.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹2,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in April.