Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortXanthosoma sagittifolium
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | roots/tubers |
| Life span | annual | 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. | 20 | 28 | 10 | 35 | Soil texture | medium, organic | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 2000 | 750 | 6000 | Soil fertility | high | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 25 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1900 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 7.8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | 7 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | fire | Abiotic suscept. | fire |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | home garden | Crop cycle | 120 | 365 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| inter-cropping | Cocoa, other food crops | low | high | |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | starch | roots |
| food & beverage | leaves | |