Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCurcuma zedoaria
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | |
| Habit | erect | Category | vegetables, materials |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 27 | 14 | 32 | Soil texture | medium | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1100 | 1500 | 700 | 4300 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
| Latitude | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 900 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | cloudy skies | light shade | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | 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 | 300 | 300 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | starch | buds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | buds |
| food & beverage | minerals | buds |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | leaves |
| material | gums/resins | buds |
| material | essential oils | buds |