Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCoffea canephora
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub | Physiology | evergreen, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | materials, medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large 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. | 20 | 30 | 12 | 36 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 1700 | 3000 | 900 | 4000 | Soil fertility | high | low |
Latitude | - | - | 11 | 13 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1300 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5 | 6.3 | 4 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | clear skies | cloudy skies | very bright | light shade |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | 5 | Killing temp. early growth | 5 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 270 | 300 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
food additive | condiment/seasoning | seeds |
medicinal | sensory applications | seeds |
medicinal | nervous system applications | seeds |
medicinal | digestive system applications | seeds |
medicinal | metabolic system applications | seeds |
medicinal | blood system applications | seeds |
medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | seeds |
medicinal | endocrine system applications | seeds |
environmental | soil improvers | fruits |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
fuels | charcoal | fruits |
material | dye/tannin | fruits |