Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortNypa fruticans
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | fruits & nuts, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 23 | 27 | 20 | 35 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2000 | 2800 | 1500 | 3500 | Soil fertility | low | low |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | high (>10 dS/m)) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 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 | 365 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food additive | sweetener | |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |