Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortDioscorea esculenta
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb, vine | Physiology | |
| Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | roots/tubers, forage/pasture, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 28 | 32 | 17 | 45 | Soil texture | medium, organic | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 2000 | 600 | 8000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 20 | 23 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 900 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | 9 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 200 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | roots |
| food & beverage | minerals | roots |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | roots |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | roots |
| material | gums/resins | roots |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |