Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortColophospermum mopane
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, materials, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 26 | 36 | 12 | 50 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 250 | 500 | 150 | 900 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | 10 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1200 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -1 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | fire, drought, grazing/browsing | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 90 | 210 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
fuels | fuelwood | bark |
fuels | charcoal | bark |
medicinal | sensory applications | stems |
medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |
food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
material | timber wood | bark |
material | gums/resins | stems |
material | fibres | stems |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
environmental | manure/fertilizer | entire plant |