Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCyperus rotundus
Description | |||
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Life form | grass | Physiology | |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
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. | 24 | 32 | 10 | 45 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 3000 | 300 | 4200 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | 30 | 35 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | light shade |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -5 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 120 | 180 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
medicinal | metabolic system applications | roots |
medicinal | blood system applications | roots |
medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
medicinal | nervous system applications | roots |
poison | insects | roots |
material | cosmetics & perfumery | roots |
food & beverage | vitamins | roots |
food & beverage | minerals | roots |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |