Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCassia auriculata
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, vegetables, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, environmental |
Life span | perennial | 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. | 22 | 30 | 8 | 38 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 1600 | 400 | 4300 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | 25 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | 150 | 600 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 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), tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | 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. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 210 | 365 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
food & beverage | minerals | stems |
food & beverage | vitamins | stems |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
animal food (feed) | minerals | stems |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | stems |
non-vertebrate food | minerals | leaves |
non-vertebrate food | vitamins | leaves |
material | fibres | stems |
material | dye/tannin | stems |
medicinal | roots | |
medicinal | stems | |
medicinal | flowers | |
medicinal | seeds | |
medicinal | fruits | |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | manure/fertilizer | leaves |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |