Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAlnus rubra
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental, weed |
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) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 17 | 32 | 4 | 45 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 2000 | 600 | 3000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 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 | subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do) | Photoperiod | long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -30 | Killing temp. early growth | -5 |
Abiotic toler. | flooding | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 180 | 300 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
environmental | windbreak | entire plant |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | paper | bark |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
fuels | charcoal | bark |