Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAcacia brachystachya
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, forest/wood |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | harvested from wild |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 20 | 40 | 4 | 58 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 250 | 300 | 150 | 500 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | 23 | 21 | 32 | 34 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 600 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -5 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | drought | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 60 | 180 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
food & beverage | protein | seeds |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |