Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortMarsilea quadrifolia
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | deciduous, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, vegetables, ornamentals/turf, weed |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 28 | 14 | 32 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, organic | heavy, medium, organic |
| Rainfall (annual) | 700 | 2000 | 500 | 3000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 12 | 10 | 41 | 43 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year) |
| Light intensity | light shade | very bright | heavy shade | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -15 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | flooding | Abiotic suscept. | drought |
| Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | entire plant | |
| animal food (feed) | entire plant | |
| medicinal | entire plant | |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |