Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortTrachyspermum ammi
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 16 | 24 | 10 | 30 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 1000 | 700 | 1100 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 30 | 35 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2200 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 150 | 180 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | fruits |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | fruits |
| poison | insects | fruits |
| medicinal | immune system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | immune system applications | fruits |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | fruits |
| medicinal | metabolic system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | metabolic system applications | fruits |