Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortRuta graveolens
Description | |||
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Life form | sub-shrub | Physiology | multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 17 | 26 | 4 | 30 | Soil texture | light | medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 1500 | 300 | 2600 | Soil fertility | high | low |
Latitude | 25 | - | 45 | 60 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -2 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | home garden | Crop cycle | 150 | 365 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
medicinal | endocrine system applications | entire plant |
medicinal | blood system applications | entire plant |
medicinal | respiratory applications | entire plant |
medicinal | metabolic system applications | entire plant |
medicinal | digestive system applications | entire plant |
material | cosmetics & perfumery | entire plant |
food additive | condiment/seasoning | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |