Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPopulus deltoides
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
| Life span | biennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 14 | 30 | 8 | 34 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 2500 | 600 | 3000 | Soil fertility | high | low |
| Latitude | 33 | 28 | 51 | 54 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2100 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -5 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 240 | 330 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| inter-culture | soya beans, sugarcane, wheat, maize, potatoes, mustard, lentils, fodder crops, aromatic herbs, lemon grass | |||
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | paper | bark |
| material | dye/tannin | stems |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | stems |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | stems |
| medicinal | endocrine system applications | stems |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | manure/fertilizer | leaves |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | living fence | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |