Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortMyrtus communis
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub | Physiology | |
| Habit | erect | Category | medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 15 | 24 | 10 | 28 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 800 | 300 | 1000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do) | Photoperiod | long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -2 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 120 | 150 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | fruits |
| medicinal | immune system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | blood system applications | leaves |