Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortBasella alba
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | vegetables |
| Life span | annual, perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 23 | 27 | 10 | 35 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2000 | 2500 | 700 | 4200 | Soil fertility | high | |
| Latitude | 5 | - | 20 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 4.3 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 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 | 55 | 180 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
| food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
| food & beverage | vitamins | bark |
| food & beverage | minerals | bark |