Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortParkia biglobosa
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | pulses (grain legumes), forage/pasture, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 28 | 40 | 8 | 44 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 400 | 800 | 300 | 1500 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 5 | - | 15 | 20 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 300 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 6 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | 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 | small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 180 | 365 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| inter-planting | maize, cassava, yams, sorghum, millet | |||
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| food & beverage | protein | fruits |
| food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
| food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | protein | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| poison | fish | roots |
| poison | fish | stems |
| material | fibres | fruits |
| material | fibres | roots |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | gums/resins | fruits |
| material | dye/tannin | fruits |
| material | dye/tannin | stems |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| medicinal | dental applications | stems |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | stems |
| medicinal | skin applications | stems |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | stems |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
| medicinal | skin applications | leaves |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | fruits |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | fruits |
| environmental | windbreak | entire plant |
| environmental | soil improvers | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | |