Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAzadirachta indica
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials, medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large 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. | 26 | 40 | 14 | 46 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 450 | 1200 | 200 | 2000 | Soil fertility | low | low |
Latitude | - | - | 25 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | light shade |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | fire | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 150 | 210 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
poison | insects | entire plant |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
fuels | charcoal | bark |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
material | cosmetics & perfumery | stems |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | dye/tannin | stems |
material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
environmental | soil improvers | leaves |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | soil improvers | seeds |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
medicinal | flowers | |
medicinal | seeds | |
medicinal | fruits |