Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCocos nucifera
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, materials, forest/wood |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale, harvested from wild |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 34 | 14 | 38 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 2400 | 650 | 4000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 10 | 26 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 8 | 4.3 | 8.7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -1 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 270 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| food & beverage | lipids | fruits |
| food & beverage | protein | fruits |
| food additive | sweetener | flowers |
| animal food (feed) | protein | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | lipids | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | fruits |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | fruits |
| material | fibres | leaves |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | fruits |
| medicinal | blood system applications | fruits |
| medicinal | metabolic system applications | fruits |
| fuels | charcoal | fruits |
| environmental | erosion control | fruits |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| fuels | petroleum substitutes/alcohol | fruits |