Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortBrassica chinensis
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | single stem, C3 photosynthesis |
| Habit | acaulescent (or rosette plants) | Category | vegetables, materials |
| Life span | annual, biennial, perennial | 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. | 12 | 22 | 8 | 34 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 1600 | 500 | 2700 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 40 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | cloudy skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 40 | 90 | |
| 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 |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |