Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCucumis anguria
Description | |||
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Life form | herb, vine | Physiology | multi stem |
Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | vegetables |
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. | 21 | 28 | 8 | 32 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 1000 | 300 | 1700 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 8.3 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | clear skies | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 40 | 80 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
food & beverage | minerals | fruits |