Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortMetroxylon sagu
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | vegetables, forest/wood |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large 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. | 25 | 36 | 18 | 40 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light, organic |
Rainfall (annual) | 3000 | 4500 | 2100 | 5800 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 700 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | 10 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
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 | starch | bark |
food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
material | fibres | leaves |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
animal food (feed) | minerals | bark |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
material | timber wood | bark |
fuels | alcohol | bark |
fuels | petroleum substitutes/alcohol | bark |