Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortClitoria ternatea
Description | |||
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Life form | vine, shrub | Physiology | multi stem |
Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, cover crop |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 19 | 28 | 15 | 32 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 1800 | 400 | 4300 | Soil fertility | high | low |
Latitude | - | - | 20 | 26 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 9 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -2 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 50 | 365 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
material | dye/tannin | seeds |
material | dye/tannin | stems |
medicinal | seeds | |
medicinal | roots | |
environmental | cover crop | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |