Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCrambe abyssinica
Description | |||
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Life form | herb | Physiology | |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials |
Life span | annual | 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. | 15 | 25 | 10 | 35 | Soil texture | medium | medium |
Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 1500 | 700 | 2500 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
Latitude | 30 | - | 50 | 65 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6 | 7.5 | 5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do), boreal (E) | 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. | Abiotic suscept. | hail | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 90 | 100 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
fuels | petroleum substitutes/alcohol | seeds |