Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCitrullus colocynthis
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb, vine | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | annual, perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 23 | 32 | 14 | 40 | Soil texture | light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 300 | 500 | 250 | 4300 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 4.5 | 7.5 | 4 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -5 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 80 | 180 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | lipids | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| poison | mammals | fruits |
| poison | insects | fruits |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | seeds |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| fuels | non-wood fuel | seeds |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | fruits |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | fruits |
| medicinal | blood system applications | fruits |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | fruits |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | endocrine system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | roots |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |