Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPerilla frutescens
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | vegetables, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, weed |
| Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | ||
| Temperat. requir. | 5 | 30 | - | - | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic |
| Rainfall (annual) | 250 | 600 | - | - | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | medium (4-10 dS/m) | |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7.2 | - | - | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | light shade | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | home garden, small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 80 | 150 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| sole cropping | ||||
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | protein | seeds |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | leaves |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | seeds |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| material | essential oils | leaves |
| material | aromatics | leaves |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | leaves |
| fuels | petroleum substitutes/alcohol | seeds |
| poison | mammals | entire plant |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | leaves |
| medicinal | immune system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | metabolic system applications | leaves |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |