Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAcacia cyclops
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, multi stem, C3 photosynthesis |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, forest/wood, weed |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 18 | 26 | 5 | 35 | Soil texture | light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 400 | 800 | 200 | 1000 | Soil fertility | low | low |
| Latitude | 25 | 25 | 33 | 33 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 300 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -1 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | wind, drought, coastal salt spray | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 70 | 210 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | nitrogen fixation | entire plant |