Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPeltandra virginica
Description | |||
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Life form | herb | Physiology | deciduous, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | vegetables, environmental |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 12 | 24 | 8 | 32 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic |
Rainfall (annual) | 700 | 1500 | 500 | 3000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | 25 | 23 | 43 | 45 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9.5 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year) |
Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | light shade | very bright |
Climate zone | subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), boreal (E) | Photoperiod | |
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Killing temp. during rest | -30 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | flooding | Abiotic suscept. | drought |
Introduction risks. | poisonous to man or animals |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 110 | 210 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | seeds | |
food & beverage | roots | |
food & beverage | flowers | |
poison | mammals | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |