Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCuminum cyminum
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 17 | 26 | 9 | 30 | Soil texture | medium, organic | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 1800 | 800 | 2700 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 20 | - | 35 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2200 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 8.3 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | 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 | 60 | 110 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | seeds |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | seeds |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | immune system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | seeds |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |