Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAcacia murrayana
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | single stem, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forest/wood, 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. | 12 | 34 | 5 | 42 | Soil texture | light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 200 | 400 | 100 | 500 | Soil fertility | low | low |
Latitude | 21 | 21 | 33 | 33 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 700 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies |
Climate zone | 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 | -10 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | fire, drought | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 30 | 180 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |
material | timber wood | bark |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |