Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortBorago officinalis
Description | |||
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Life form | herb | Physiology | |
Habit | erect | Category | vegetables, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 15 | 22 | 4 | 26 | Soil texture | heavy, organic | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 1000 | 300 | 1300 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | 30 | 20 | 50 | 60 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8.3 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies |
Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -5 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | home garden, large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 150 | 180 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
sole cropping |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
food & beverage | vitamins | flowers |
material | other material/chemicals | flowers |
material | dye/tannin | flowers |
medicinal | nervous system applications | entire plant |
medicinal | skin applications | entire plant |
medicinal | respiratory applications | entire plant |
medicinal | digestive system applications | entire plant |
medicinal | metabolic system applications | entire plant |
medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | entire plant |
medicinal | immune system applications | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |