Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPogostemon cablin
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, medicinals & aromatic, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 23 | 28 | 16 | 32 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2200 | 2600 | 2000 | 2800 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | 1000 | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | 5 | Killing temp. early growth | 5 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 180 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | essential oils | leaves |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | leaves |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | unspecified part |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |