Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCymbopogon citratus
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | grass | Physiology | evergreen, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, ornamentals/turf |
| 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. | 24 | 30 | 18 | 34 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1500 | 3000 | 700 | 4200 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 20 | 20 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1400 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 7.3 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | 10 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | home garden | Crop cycle | 120 | 365 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | leaves |
| material | essential oils | leaves |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | leaves |
| poison | insects | leaves |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | soil improvers | entire plant |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |