Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAcacia tortilis
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | semi evergreen, deciduous, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, ornamentals/turf, 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. | 28 | 45 | 10 | 50 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 300 | 800 | 100 | 1000 | Soil fertility | low | low |
| Latitude | 15 | 15 | 30 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | 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. | grazing/browsing | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 70 | 180 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| fuels | charcoal | bark |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | protein | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | protein | leaves |
| material | gums/resins | stems |
| poison | mammals | leaves |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |