Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortBidens pilosa
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | vegetables, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, weed |
| Life span | annual, perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale, harvested from wild |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 17 | 32 | 10 | 38 | Soil texture | medium, light, organic | medium, light, organic |
| Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 2500 | 500 | 3500 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 25 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 4.5 | 8 | 3.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | light shade | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -15 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | fire | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | home garden | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| medicinal | blood system applications | entire plant |
| medicinal | immune system applications | entire plant |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | entire plant |
| medicinal | endocrine system applications | entire plant |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |