Arrowroot Production Guide
Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) or "Uraro" is widely cultivated in the Philippines for its starchy rhizomes. It is a low perennial herbaceous plant with thick, fleshy and creeping roots and long white fibers and is a good source of flour.Arrowroot flour has a very high commercial value in the international market because it is best ingredients in making high quality biscuits and cookies.Varietal StrainThere is no distinct variety of arrowroot in the Philippines as this crop is grown mostly in a semi cultivated condition. However, Tiaong Experimental Station had so far collected different strains, namely: Cuenca strain, San Pablo and a foreign one from Africa. Calauan strain was discovered in 1962 at a coconut groove in Calauan, Laguna. This strain grows taller and produces more...
