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Mentha piperita

Description
Life formherbPhysiology
HabiterectCategorymedicinals & aromatic
Life spanperennialPlant attributesgrown on large scale

Ecology
OptimalAbsoluteOptimalAbsolute
MinMaxMinMaxSoil depthshallow (20-50 cm)shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.1525435Soil texturemedium, organicheavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)100022007004000Soil fertilityhighmoderate
Latitude40-5050Soil Al. tox
Altitude --- --- -1000Soil salinitylow (<4 dS/m)medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH5.56.54.58.3Soil drainagewell (dry spells)poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensityvery brightclear skiesvery brightlight shade

Climate zonetropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), 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)Photoperiodshort day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest-8Killing temp. early growth0
Abiotic toler.Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
MinMax
Product. systemlarge scale/commercialCrop cycle40330
Cropping systemSubsystemCompanion speciesLevel of mechanizationLabour intensity
inter-croppingsoybean

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Uses
Main useDetailed useUsed part
materialessential oilsleaves
food & beveragemineralsexudates
medicinalimmune system applicationsexudates