Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortGossypium arboreum
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub | Physiology | multi stem, C3 photosynthesis |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials |
| Life span | annual, perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 26 | 36 | 18 | 38 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 750 | 1250 | 500 | 1500 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
| Latitude | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1600 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | 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. | wind | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 190 | 210 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | fibres | fruits |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | seeds |
| environmental | manure/fertilizer | seeds |