Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortWithania somnifera
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 18 | 32 | 12 | 40 | Soil texture | medium | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 650 | 750 | 300 | 800 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 22 | 24 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 7.5 | 8 | 6.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | light shade | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -1 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | flooding | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | intermediate (animal drawn) | Crop cycle | 150 | 190 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| ley cropping | medium | medium | ||
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | roots |
| medicinal | immune system applications | roots |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | roots |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | stems |
| medicinal | immune system applications | stems |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | stems |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | stems |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | immune system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | leaves |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | fruits |
| medicinal | immune system applications | fruits |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | fruits |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | fruits |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | immune system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | seeds |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | seeds |