Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPiper betle
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | vine | Physiology | evergreen, multi stem |
| Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 27 | 17 | 31 | Soil texture | heavy, organic | heavy, medium |
| Rainfall (annual) | 3000 | 3700 | 2500 | 4200 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 10 | 10 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 6.8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | cloudy skies | light shade | clear skies | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | 10 | Killing temp. early growth | 10 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | wind | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 270 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | gums/resins | |
| medicinal | leaves | |
| medicinal | fruits | |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |