Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortBenincasa hispida
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem, C3 photosynthesis |
| Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | fruits & nuts |
| Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 24 | 30 | 12 | 37 | Soil texture | light, organic | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 400 | 800 | 300 | 2800 | Soil fertility | high | |
| Latitude | - | - | 20 | 25 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.6 | 6.8 | 5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | 2 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 80 | 160 | |
| 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 | vitamins | flowers |
| food & beverage | minerals | flowers |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| material | waxes | fruits |