Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortMelocanna baccifera
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | grass | Physiology | evergreen, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | vegetables, materials |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 33 | 15 | 38 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2000 | 3000 | 600 | 4400 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 15 | - | 25 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | clear skies | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 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 | 300 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | canes | bark |
| food & beverage | vitamins | bulbs |
| food & beverage | minerals | bulbs |