Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortTheobroma grandiflorum
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | semi evergreen, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 32 | 10 | 40 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light, organic | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2000 | 2400 | 1500 | 4000 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 15 | 18 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | light shade | very bright | heavy shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | 5 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 180 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | seeds |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |