Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortProsopis pallida
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem, multi stem, C3 photosynthesis |
| Habit | erect | Category | pulses (grain legumes), forage/pasture, materials, ornamentals/turf, forest/wood, environmental, weed |
| 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. | 22 | 28 | 19 | 32 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 1000 | 250 | 1250 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 22 | 22 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 600 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | high (>10 dS/m)) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6 | 5 | 6.7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -2 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | drought, grazing/browsing | Abiotic suscept. | wind |
| Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 100 | 240 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | protein | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | dye/tannin | stems |
| material | gums/resins | exudates |
| material | honey | flowers |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| fuels | charcoal | bark |
| environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |