Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortApios americana
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb, vine | Physiology | deciduous, multi stem |
| Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | roots/tubers, vegetables |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 10 | 20 | 8 | 30 | Soil texture | medium | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 1200 | 700 | 1500 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 30 | 25 | 45 | 48 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | light shade | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | subtropical humid (Cf), temperate oceanic (Do), boreal (E) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -40 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | starch | roots |
| food & beverage | protein | roots |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |