Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAcacia karroo
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | single stem, multi stem |
Habit | erect, prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials, medicinals & aromatic, environmental |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | 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. | 19 | 33 | 12 | 40 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 400 | 1300 | 200 | 1500 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | 12 | 10 | 33 | 35 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1800 | Soil salinity | medium (4-10 dS/m) | high (>10 dS/m)) |
Soil PH | 6.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 9 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | clear skies | very bright |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | |
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Killing temp. during rest | -12 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | fire, wind, drought, coastal salt spray, salt winds | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | 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 |
animal food (feed) | leaves | |
animal food (feed) | flowers | |
animal food (feed) | fruits | |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | dye/tannin | stems |
medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
medicinal | sensory applications | roots |
medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |