Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCitrullus lanatus
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb, vine | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | fruits & nuts, materials, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on large scale, grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 35 | 15 | 40 | Soil texture | medium | light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 700 | 400 | 1800 | Soil fertility | high | low |
| Latitude | 20 | 10 | 43 | 43 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do) | Photoperiod | long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | humidity | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| sole cropping | ||||
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
| food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | starch | seeds |
| medicinal | skin applications | fruits |
| medicinal | blood system applications | fruits |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | protein | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | starch | seeds |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |