Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortSambucus nigra
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub | Physiology | deciduous, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale, harvested from wild |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 12 | 22 | 5 | 30 | Soil texture | medium, organic | wide |
Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 12000 | 400 | 2000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | 10 | - | 50 | 60 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2600 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | cloudy skies | clear skies | light shade | very bright |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | home garden, small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food additive | condiment/seasoning | fruits |
food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
poison | insects | leaves |
material | timber wood | bark |
medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
medicinal | metabolic system applications | flowers |
medicinal | digestive system applications | fruits |
medicinal | nutritional applications | fruits |