Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCasuarina glauca
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, C3 photosynthesis |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental, weed |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes |
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. | 20 | 30 | 5 | 34 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 700 | 1300 | 500 | 4000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | 25 | - | 36.5 | 36.5 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 900 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | high (>10 dS/m)) |
Soil PH | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies |
Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf) | 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 | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | wind, drought, coastal salt spray | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 180 | 270 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
fuels | charcoal | bark |
food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | fibres | bark |
material | dye/tannin | stems |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | windbreak | entire plant |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |