Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortElettaria cardamomum
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale, grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 30 | 10 | 35 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 3000 | 6000 | 1500 | 7000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 5 | - | 15 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6 | 4.8 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | light shade | cloudy skies | light shade | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | wind | |
| Introduction risks. | susceptible to nematodes |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 240 | 365 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | essential oils | fruits |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | fruits |
| social | other socio-cultural uses | fruits |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | fruits |
| material | aromatics | fruits |
| medicinal | metabolic system applications | fruits |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | fruits |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |