Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortHelianthus annuus
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | single stem, C3 photosynthesis |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, ornamentals/turf |
| Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 17 | 34 | 5 | 45 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 1000 | 300 | 1600 | Soil fertility | high | low |
| Latitude | 20 | - | 50 | 55 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2600 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -10 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 70 | 200 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| sole cropping | high | low | ||
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | essential oils | seeds |
| material | fibres | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | seeds |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | flowers |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | seeds |
| fuels | petroleum substitutes/alcohol | seeds |