Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAloe ferox
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | |
| Habit | erect, acaulescent (or rosette plants) | Category | medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 18 | 26 | 10 | 30 | Soil texture | light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 600 | 300 | 800 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7 | 6 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -2 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 120 | 150 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | leaves |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | leaves |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | endocrine system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | roots |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | roots |
| medicinal | skin applications | roots |