Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPhoenix dactylifera
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts |
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) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 26 | 45 | 10 | 52 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light, wide |
Rainfall (annual) | 200 | 300 | 100 | 400 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | 10 | - | 35 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | high (>10 dS/m)) |
Soil PH | 6.5 | 8 | 6 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | very bright |
Climate zone | desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -15 | Killing temp. early growth | -4 |
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 |
inter-cropping | wheat, lucerne, vegetables |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
food & beverage | vitamins | unspecified part |
food & beverage | minerals | unspecified part |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
food additive | sweetener | exudates |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | seeds |
animal food (feed) | minerals | seeds |
material | fibres | leaves |
material | timber wood | bark |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
environmental | manure/fertilizer | leaves |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |