Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCurcuma longa
| 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) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 28 | 18 | 32 | Soil texture | medium, organic | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 2000 | 800 | 3000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 30 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | light shade | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 270 | 300 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | roots |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | roots |
| material | dye/tannin | roots |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| medicinal | metabolic system applications | roots |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | roots |
| medicinal | blood system applications | roots |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |