Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortLuffa acutangula
Description | |||
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Life form | herb, vine | Physiology | C3 photosynthesis |
Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | vegetables, materials, medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
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. | 20 | 32 | 15 | 38 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 2000 | 700 | 3000 | Soil fertility | high | |
Latitude | 10 | 10 | 40 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | home garden, small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 40 | 150 |
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 | vitamins | bulbs |
food & beverage | minerals | bulbs |
food & beverage | vitamins | unspecified part |
food & beverage | minerals | unspecified part |
food & beverage | vitamins | flowers |
food & beverage | minerals | flowers |
food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
medicinal | fruits | |
medicinal | leaves | |
material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |