Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAnacardium occidentale
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, multi stem, C3 photosynthesis |
Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, 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) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 15 | 35 | 5 | 46 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 750 | 1600 | 400 | 4000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | 25 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1200 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 4.5 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 8.7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 190 | 260 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
inter-cropping | peanuts, sesame, cowpea, pigeon pea, sweet potato, cassava, beans, peppers, onions, maize, pineapple, bananas and melons |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
food & beverage | protein | seeds |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
medicinal | respiratory applications | leaves |
medicinal | nutritional applications | leaves |
medicinal | endocrine system applications | stems |
medicinal | skin applications | leaves |
material | dye/tannin | stems |
material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
material | timber wood | bark |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | living fence | entire plant |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
fuels | charcoal | bark |