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Cucurbita ficifolia

Description
Life form	herb	Physiology	single stem
Habit	climber/scrambler/scadent	Category	vegetables, materials, ornamentals/turf
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on small scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	15	21	6	35	Soil texture	medium	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	800	1200	300	1700	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	-	-	20	20	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	1000	2800	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	6.4	7.5	5.3	8.3	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	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)
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	40	120
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

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Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	vitamins	seeds
food & beverage	minerals	seeds
food & beverage	protein	seeds
food & beverage	minerals	fruits
food & beverage	vitamins	fruits
food & beverage	vitamins	leaves
food & beverage	minerals	leaves
food & beverage	vitamins	bulbs
food & beverage	minerals	bulbs
food & beverage	vitamins	flowers
food & beverage	minerals	flowers
material	lipids/oil & fats	seeds
environmental	ornamental/turf	entire plant