Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortValeriana officinalis
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | |
| Habit | erect | Category | ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale, grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 15 | 24 | 5 | 32 | Soil texture | medium, organic | medium, light, organic |
| Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 800 | 500 | 1000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 45 | 40 | 65 | 70 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 400 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | light shade | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | home garden, large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| ley cropping | ||||
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | essential oils | roots |
| material | aromatics | roots |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | roots |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | roots |
| medicinal | blood system applications | roots |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | roots |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |