Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortOriganum majorana
Description | |||
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Life form | herb, sub-shrub | Physiology | |
Habit | erect | Category | materials, medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | annual, perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale, grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 20 | 26 | 10 | 30 | Soil texture | medium | medium |
Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 1000 | 600 | 2300 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 4.9 | 8.7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | clear skies | very bright |
Climate zone | subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | |
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Killing temp. during rest | -2 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | home garden, large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 90 | 180 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
ley cropping |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
material | aromatics | entire plant |
material | essential oils | entire plant |
medicinal | nervous system applications | entire plant |
medicinal | digestive system applications | entire plant |
medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | entire plant |
medicinal | respiratory applications | entire plant |