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Levisticum officinale

Description
Life form	herb	Physiology
Habit	erect	Category	roots/tubers, medicinals & aromatic
Life span	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	18	6	22	Soil texture	medium, organic	medium, light, organic
Rainfall (annual)	700	1200	500	1500	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	-	-	-	-	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	-	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	6	7	5	7.8	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw)	Photoperiod	long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-10	Killing temp. early growth	0
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	140	160
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	ley cropping

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
material	essential oils	roots
material	essential oils	seeds
food & beverage	vitamins	leaves
food & beverage	vitamins	seeds
food additive	condiment/seasoning	exudates
medicinal	digestive system applications	roots
medicinal	nervous system applications	roots
medicinal	digestive system applications	leaves
medicinal	nervous system applications	leaves
medicinal	digestive system applications	bark
medicinal	nervous system applications	bark
medicinal	digestive system applications	seeds
medicinal	nervous system applications	seeds