Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortTypha domingensis
Description | |||
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Life form | grass | Physiology | evergreen, deciduous, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | roots/tubers, vegetables, materials, medicinals & aromatic, environmental |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 16 | 28 | 14 | 30 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, organic | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic |
Rainfall (annual) | 400 | 1400 | 250 | 1600 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | 22 | 20 | 45 | 48 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year) |
Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | |
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Killing temp. during rest | -25 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | flooding | Abiotic suscept. | drought |
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | starch | buds |
food & beverage | protein | buds |
food & beverage | vitamins | bulbs |
food & beverage | protein | seeds |
material | fibres | leaves |
material | paper | leaves |
material | fibres | buds |
medicinal | genitourinary system applications | leaves |
medicinal | blood system applications | flowers |
medicinal | genitourinary system applications | flowers |
medicinal | digestive system applications | flowers |
medicinal | skin applications | flowers |
medicinal | blood system applications | seeds |
environmental | erosion control | roots |
fuels | non-wood fuel | bark |
fuels | non-wood fuel | leaves |