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Apium graveolens

Description
Life form	herb	Physiology	deciduous
Habit	erect	Category	vegetables, medicinals & aromatic
Life span	biennial	Plant attributes	grown on small scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	shallow (20-50 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	15	21	5	25	Soil texture	medium, organic	medium, organic
Rainfall (annual)	700	1300	500	1500	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	40	10	60	65	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	2000	Soil salinity	medium (4-10 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	6	6.8	5.5	7.5	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	cloudy skies	clear skies	cloudy skies	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do)	Photoperiod
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.	flooding	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	40	150
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
medicinal	digestive system applications	roots
medicinal	nutritional applications	roots
medicinal	metabolic system applications	roots
medicinal	digestive system applications	leaves
medicinal	nutritional applications	leaves
medicinal	metabolic system applications	leaves
medicinal	digestive system applications	seeds
medicinal	nutritional applications	seeds
medicinal	metabolic system applications	seeds
food & beverage	vitamins	leaves
food & beverage	vitamins	roots
material	essential oils	seeds