Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortTectona grandis
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 22 | 32 | 14 | 43 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium |
Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 3000 | 500 | 4000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1200 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | 3 | Killing temp. early growth | 3 |
Abiotic toler. | fire | Abiotic suscept. | wind |
Introduction risks. | mono culture may cause erosion problems |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 180 | 270 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
inter-culture | soya bean |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | dye/tannin | leaves |
material | dye/tannin | stems |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
fuels | charcoal | bark |
medicinal | leaves | |
medicinal | seeds | |
medicinal | stems | |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |