Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortUllucus tuberosus
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | roots/tubers |
| Life span | annual | 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. | 12 | 20 | 5 | 28 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1100 | 1400 | 800 | 1800 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 25 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 4000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical humid (Cf), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -4 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 120 | 270 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | starch | roots |
| food & beverage | protein | roots |
| food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |