Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortLinum usitatissimum
Description | |||
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Life form | herb | Physiology | |
Habit | erect | Category | materials, medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | annual, biennial, perennial | 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. | 16 | 24 | 5 | 30 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium |
Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 800 | 250 | 1300 | Soil fertility | high | high |
Latitude | 49 | - | 53 | 60 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 3000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | clear skies | cloudy skies | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw) | Photoperiod | neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -6 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 80 | 180 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
material | fibres | bark |
material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
material | fibres | bark |
animal food (feed) | minerals | bark |
animal food (feed) | protein | seeds |
medicinal | skin applications | seeds |
medicinal | digestive system applications | seeds |
fuels | petroleum substitutes/alcohol | seeds |