Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortBrassica juncea
Description | |||
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Life form | herb | Physiology | single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | vegetables, materials |
Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 15 | 28 | 7 | 40 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 700 | 2400 | 500 | 4200 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | - | - | 40 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | clear skies | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do) | Photoperiod | |
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Killing temp. during rest | -5 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 50 | 100 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
food additive | condiment/seasoning | leaves |
material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |