Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCitrus aurantium
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, materials, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 25 | 30 | 12 | 42 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 1400 | 350 | 2000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 30 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 8.3 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 140 | 330 | |
| 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 additive | condiment/seasoning | fruits |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | leaves |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | flowers |
| material | essential oils | fruits |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | fruits |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | leaves |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | leaves |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | flowers |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | flowers |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | flowers |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | fruits |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |