Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortIpomoea aquatica
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb, vine | Physiology | evergreen, multi stem |
| Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | forage/pasture, vegetables |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | 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. | 15 | 35 | 10 | 40 | Soil texture | heavy, organic | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2000 | 2500 | 700 | 4200 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 7 | 4.3 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 30 | 70 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | bark |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | bark |
| animal food (feed) | protein | bark |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | protein | leaves |
| food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
| food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
| food & beverage | protein | leaves |