Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortDichrostachys cinerea
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | semi evergreen, deciduous, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
| Life span | Plant attributes | ||
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 15 | 40 | 10 | 50 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light, wide |
| Rainfall (annual) | 300 | 500 | 200 | 600 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 25 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 8 | 4.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | clear skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | fire, drought | Abiotic suscept. | flooding |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 365 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | protein | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| material | honey | flowers |
| material | fibres | stems |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| medicinal | dental applications | stems |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
| medicinal | sensory applications | stems |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
| environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |
| environmental | manure/fertilizer | leaves |
| environmental | living fence | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |