Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortSolanum quitoense
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | sub-shrub | Physiology | single stem, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, ornamentals/turf |
| 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. | 15 | 25 | 10 | 30 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light, organic | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1500 | 3000 | 700 | 3750 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7 | 5.8 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | cloudy skies | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | home garden, small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 180 | 365 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| inter-planting | banana, tamarillo, achira, babaco, mandarin orange, passionfruit | low | medium | |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |