Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortGliricidia sepium
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, deciduous, single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 15 | 30 | 12 | 44 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 2300 | 600 | 3500 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1600 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -2 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | fire | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 180 | 240 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | manure/fertilizer | leaves |
environmental | living fence | entire plant |
environmental | firebreaks | entire plant |
environmental | soil improvers | entire plant |
environmental | windbreak | entire plant |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
environmental | support | entire plant |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | honey | flowers |
medicinal | leaves | |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
poison | mammals | seeds |
poison | mammals | leaves |
poison | mammals | roots |
poison | mammals | stems |