Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortTelfairia occidentalis
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | vine | Physiology | |
| Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | vegetables |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 21 | 30 | 19 | 38 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1900 | 2200 | 1500 | 2700 | Soil fertility | high | low |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 6 | 4.5 | 7 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | light shade | very bright | heavy shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | 5 | Killing temp. early growth | 5 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 80 | 270 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | bulbs |
| food & beverage | minerals | bulbs |
| food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
| food & beverage | minerals | leaves |