Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortProsopis glandulosa
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, materials, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental, weed |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | deep (>>150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 18 | 28 | 14 | 40 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic |
Rainfall (annual) | 300 | 800 | 200 | 1000 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
Latitude | 25 | - | 35 | 35 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 3000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | very bright |
Climate zone | desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | |
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Killing temp. during rest | -22 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | drought | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 365 | 365 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
food & beverage | protein | fruits |
food & beverage | minerals | exudates |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
animal food (feed) | protein | fruits |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
fuels | charcoal | bark |
material | honey | flowers |
material | timber wood | bark |
medicinal | skin applications | shoots |
medicinal | respiratory applications | shoots |
medicinal | digestive system applications | shoots |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | support | entire plant |
environmental | living fence | entire plant |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |
environmental | manure/fertilizer | leaves |