Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortDendrocalamus merrillianus
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | grass | Physiology | evergreen, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | vegetables, materials |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 28 | 15 | 34 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1500 | 3000 | 1000 | 4000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 5 | - | 20 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | cloudy skies | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw) | 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 | 180 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | canes | bark |
| material | paper | bark |
| fuels | non-wood fuel | bark |
| food & beverage | vitamins | bulbs |
| food & beverage | minerals | bulbs |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |