Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAcacia coriacea
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | single stem, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 24 | 32 | 10 | 43 | Soil texture | light | medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 300 | 500 | 200 | 800 | Soil fertility | low | low |
Latitude | 16 | 16 | 31 | 31 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 750 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8.5 | 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), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -5 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | fire, drought | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 90 | 240 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
non-vertebrate food | vitamins | seeds |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
fuels | charcoal | bark |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |