Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPhaseolus vulgaris
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem, C3 photosynthesis |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | pulses (grain legumes), forage/pasture, vegetables, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 16 | 25 | 7 | 32 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 2000 | 300 | 4300 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 20 | 60 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 3000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7.5 | 4 | 9 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 50 | 270 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| food & beverage | protein | fruits |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
| food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | blood system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | skin applications | seeds |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | seeds |