Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortEruca sativa
Description | |||
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Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
Habit | erect, acaulescent (or rosette plants) | Category | medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on small scale, harvested from wild |
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 | 25 | 8 | 29 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 900 | 300 | 1100 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | home garden, small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 70 | 150 |
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 & beverage | vitamins | flowers |
food & beverage | minerals | flowers |
food additive | condiment/seasoning | leaves |
food additive | condiment/seasoning | seeds |
material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
medicinal | digestive system applications | entire plant |
medicinal | genitourinary system applications | entire plant |
medicinal | nutritional applications | entire plant |