Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortDiospyros melanoxylon
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | evergreen, semi evergreen, deciduous, single stem, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 25 | 35 | 8 | 48 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic |
Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 1200 | 500 | 1500 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 900 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | light shade |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -5 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | drought | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 240 | 330 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
animal food (feed) | protein | leaves |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
material | timber wood | bark |
medicinal | nervous system applications | seeds |
medicinal | blood system applications | fruits |
medicinal | genitourinary system applications | flowers |
medicinal | skin applications | flowers |
medicinal | blood system applications | flowers |
medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
environmental | living fence | entire plant |