Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortZingiber officinale
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | annual, perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 19 | 29 | 13 | 35 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1400 | 3000 | 700 | 4000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 15 | 20 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1900 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 4.3 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 270 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| ratoon cropping | ||||
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | roots |
| material | essential oils | roots |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | roots |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | roots |
| medicinal | metabolic system applications | roots |
| medicinal | skin applications | roots |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |