Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortMaranta arundinacea
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | roots/tubers, materials, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 23 | 29 | 17 | 34 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1500 | 2000 | 700 | 4000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 15 | 15 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | cloudy skies | light shade | clear skies | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | 5 | Killing temp. early growth | 5 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 300 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | starch | roots |
| food & beverage | vitamins | roots |
| food & beverage | minerals | roots |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | roots |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | roots |
| material | other material/chemicals | roots |
| medicinal | skin applications | roots |
| medicinal | roots | |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |