Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortIpomoea batatas
Description | |||
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Life form | Physiology | ||
Habit | Category | ||
Life span | Plant attributes |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 18 | 28 | 10 | 38 | Soil texture | ||
Rainfall (annual) | 750 | 2000 | 350 | 5000 | Soil fertility | high | low |
Latitude | - | - | 32 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8.7 | Soil drainage | ||
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies |
Climate zone | Photoperiod | ||
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Killing temp. during rest | 1 | Killing temp. early growth | 5 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 80 | 170 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | starch | roots |
food & beverage | vitamins | roots |
food & beverage | minerals | roots |
food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
fuels | alcohol | roots |
fuels | petroleum substitutes/alcohol | roots |