Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPiper methysticum
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 35 | 14 | 40 | Soil texture | heavy, organic | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2200 | 4000 | 1800 | 5000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 20 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | light shade | light shade | clear skies | heavy shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 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 | 300 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | roots |
| medicinal | sensory applications | roots |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | roots |
| medicinal | blood system applications | roots |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | roots |
| medicinal | metabolic system applications | roots |