Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCyperus longus
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | evergreen, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | vegetables, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 14 | 32 | 10 | 45 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic |
| Rainfall (annual) | 300 | 900 | 100 | 1000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 20 | - | 40 | 55 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 8 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | light shade | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -15 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | flooding | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. |
| 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 | roots | |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | roots |
| material | fibres | leaves |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | roots |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | bark |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |