Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPersea americana
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, deciduous, single stem, C3 photosynthesis |
| Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, forest/wood |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | deep (>>150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 14 | 40 | 10 | 45 | Soil texture | medium | medium |
| Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 2000 | 300 | 2500 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 42 | 42 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | clear skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -4 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | wind, flooding | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| food & beverage | protein | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | protein | fruits |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | fruits |
| medicinal | blood system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | skin applications | seeds |
| poison | mammals | fruits |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |