Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortElaeis guineensis
Description | |||
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Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale, grown on small scale, harvested from wild |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 20 | 35 | 12 | 38 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 1500 | 3000 | 1000 | 8000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | - | - | 10 | 20 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1300 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 4.5 | 6 | 3.2 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | wind | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | small scale (manual), large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 300 | 365 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
inter-cropping | maize, yams, millet, cassava, cowpea, cocoyams, groundnuts, bananas | |||
inter-cropping | Calopogonium mucunoides, Centrosema pubescens, Pueraria phaseoloides |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | lipids | fruits |
food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
food & beverage | protein | fruits |
food & beverage | lipids | seeds |
food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
food & beverage | protein | seeds |
food & beverage | vitamins | flowers |
food additive | sweetener | flowers |
animal food (feed) | lipids | fruits |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
animal food (feed) | protein | shoots |
material | lipids/oil & fats | fruits |
material | cosmetics & perfumery | fruits |
material | waxes | fruits |
material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
material | cosmetics & perfumery | seeds |
environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
environmental | soil improvers | leaves |
environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
fuels | petroleum substitutes/alcohol | fruits |
fuels | petroleum substitutes/alcohol | seeds |