Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCeratonia siliqua
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 32 | 10 | 39 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 400 | 1000 | 200 | 2000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 27 | 25 | 42 | 45 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7.5 | 5 | 9 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -4 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | fire, wind, drought, coastal salt spray | Abiotic suscept. | humidity |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 210 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | protein | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | bark |
| animal food (feed) | protein | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
| food additive | emulsifier | seeds |
| food additive | stabiliser | seeds |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | fruits |
| medicinal | skin applications | fruits |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | fruits |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| fuels | charcoal | bark |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | seeds |
| material | gums/resins | seeds |
| material | dye/tannin | seeds |
| material | paper | seeds |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | dye/tannin | bark |