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Fortunella margarita

Description
Life form	shrub, tree	Physiology	evergreen, single stem, multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	fruits & nuts, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	26	37	12	40	Soil texture	medium	medium
Rainfall (annual)	1100	1500	700	4000	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	20	20	30	30	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	-	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	6.5	7.5	6	8	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-12	Killing temp. early growth	0
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	210	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

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Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	vitamins	fruits
food & beverage	minerals	fruits
medicinal	nutritional applications	fruits
environmental	living fence	entire plant
environmental	ornamental/turf	entire plant