磨芋,是遍布湘西山区、有待开发的一种草本植物资源。它适应性广,抗逆性强,病虫害较少,易种易管,贮藏保种容易,切片烘干的加工技术易为农民掌握,既可当年收挖,也可就地越冬,来年还可继续在地里生长,可利用房前屋后、林荫地边种植,不与农林作物争地。因此,湘西山区开发磨芋生产 Mill taro, is all over the western Hunan mountains, to be developed a herb resources. It is widely adaptable, strong resistance, less pests and diseases, easy to plant easy to manage, easy storage and preservation, slicing and drying processing technology easy for farmers to grasp, either in the year to dig digging, but also the place of winter, the year can be Continue to grow in the ground, you can use the front house, the planting of trees, do not fight with agriculture and forestry crops. Therefore, the development of western Hunan mountain wear taro production