AMORPHOPHALLUS KONJAC 'MYOGI YUTAKA'

ORIGIN:

Gunma Prefectural Agricultural Experiment Station, from a cross of Gunkei No. 26 (a selfed line of the Chinese type) as the female parent and Tomioka Shina (a Chinese-type line) as the male parent; registered in 2001 as Konnyaku Norin No. 3

CULTIVAR DESCRIPTION:

A late Japanese konjac variety, as late as the Chinese type, whose slow sprouting delays emergence and leaf opening.¹ Its corm enlargement is similar to that of 'Haruna Kuro', its flour quality is good, and it resists disease; it is now grown on a small area and used for fresh-corm processing.²

NOTES:

1. Japanese name: みょうぎゆたか (Myogi yutaka); official designation Konnyaku Norin No. 3 (こんにゃく農林3号); Gunkei No. 26 is 群系26号 and Tomioka Shina is 富岡支那.²

STORY:

STORY TITLE: Named for Mount Myogi

The variety was named after Mount Myogi and registered in 2001.²

REFERENCES:

1. Showa Village, Gunma: こんにゃく芋の種類

2. Gunma Konnyaku Association: こんにゃく芋について

Photo by the Gunma Konnyaku Association site