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Cocos nucifera

Description
Life formtreePhysiologyevergreen, single stem
HabiterectCategoryfruits & nuts, materials, forest/wood
Life spanperennialPlant attributesgrown on large scale, harvested from wild

Ecology
OptimalAbsoluteOptimalAbsolute
MinMaxMinMaxSoil depthdeep (>>150 cm)medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.22341438Soil texturemedium, lightheavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)120024006504000Soil fertilitymoderatelow
Latitude--1026Soil Al. tox
Altitude --- --- -1500Soil salinitylow (<4 dS/m)medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH584.38.7Soil drainagewell (dry spells)well (dry spells)
Light intensityvery brightvery brightvery brightcloudy skies

Climate zonetropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar)Photoperiodshort day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest-1Killing temp. early growth0
Abiotic toler.Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
MinMax
Product. systemCrop cycle270365
Cropping systemSubsystemCompanion speciesLevel of mechanizationLabour intensity

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Uses
Main useDetailed useUsed part
food & beveragevitaminsfruits
food & beveragemineralsfruits
food & beveragelipidsfruits
food & beverageproteinfruits
food additivesweetenerflowers
animal food (feed)proteinfruits
animal food (feed)lipidsfruits
animal food (feed)vitaminsfruits
animal food (feed)mineralsfruits
materialtimber woodbark
materiallipids/oil & fatsfruits
materialfibresleaves
materialcosmetics & perfumeryfruits
medicinalblood system applicationsfruits
medicinalmetabolic system applicationsfruits
fuelscharcoalfruits
environmentalerosion controlfruits
environmentalagroforestryentire plant
environmentalshade & shelterentire plant
fuelspetroleum substitutes/alcoholfruits