Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortSechium edule
Description | |||
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Life form | vine | Physiology | |
Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | vegetables, medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | annual, 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. | 19 | 30 | 12 | 40 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 2000 | 600 | 2600 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | 15 | - | 25 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 4.3 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | light shade | very bright | light shade |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | home garden | Crop cycle | 100 | 180 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
food & beverage | starch | roots |
food & beverage | minerals | bark |
food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
animal food (feed) | starch | roots |
animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
medicinal | blood system applications | leaves |
medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |