Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAdansonia digitata
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 26 | 36 | 14 | 42 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 1500 | 250 | 4200 | Soil fertility | low | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 25 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 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 | 210 | 270 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
| food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | lipids | seeds |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | fruits |
| material | fibres | stems |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |