Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortTheobroma cacao
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | semi evergreen, deciduous, single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, medicinals & aromatic |
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. | 21 | 32 | 10 | 38 | Soil texture | heavy, organic | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 3000 | 900 | 7600 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
Latitude | - | - | 10 | 20 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 900 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5 | 6.5 | 4 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | clear skies | light shade | very bright | heavy shade |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | 5 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 180 | 365 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
inter-cropping | taro (Xanthosoma sp.), Colocasia sp., pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), papaw (Carica papaya), cassava (Manihot esculenta), castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis), madre de cacao (Gliricidia sepium), Erythrina lithosperma, rice, peanuts, niebe, gumbo, maize | |||
inter-planting | Leucaena leucocephala, Gliricidia sepium, Erythrinae, Albizia, coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
food & beverage | protein | seeds |
food & beverage | lipids | seeds |
environmental | soil improvers | fruits |
material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
material | cosmetics & perfumery | seeds |
medicinal | metabolic system applications | seeds |
medicinal | nervous system applications | seeds |
medicinal | nutritional applications | seeds |
medicinal | respiratory applications | seeds |
medicinal | skin applications | seeds |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
fuels | non-wood fuel | fruits |