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Phoenix dactylifera

Description
Life form	tree	Physiology	evergreen, single stem
Habit	erect	Category	fruits & nuts
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on large scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	26	45	10	52	Soil texture	medium, light	heavy, medium, light, wide
Rainfall (annual)	200	300	100	400	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	10	-	35	40	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1500	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	high (>10 dS/m))
Soil PH	6.5	8	6	8.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	very bright

Climate zone	desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-15	Killing temp. early growth	-4
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
	inter-cropping	wheat, lucerne, vegetables

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	vitamins	fruits
food & beverage	minerals	fruits
food & beverage	vitamins	unspecified part
food & beverage	minerals	unspecified part
food & beverage	minerals	seeds
food additive	sweetener	exudates
fuels	fuelwood	bark
animal food (feed)	vitamins	seeds
animal food (feed)	minerals	seeds
material	fibres	leaves
material	timber wood	bark
environmental	erosion control	entire plant
environmental	revegetation	entire plant
environmental	manure/fertilizer	leaves
environmental	agroforestry	entire plant
environmental	shade & shelter	entire plant