Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCyphomandra betacea
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb, shrub, tree | Physiology | single stem, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | fruits & nuts, materials, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale, grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 16 | 22 | 10 | 30 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light, organic |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2000 | 2600 | 600 | 4000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 10 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6.3 | 7 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 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), subtropical humid (Cf) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -2 | Killing temp. early growth | -2 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | home garden, large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 270 | 330 |
| 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 |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | fruits |
| medicinal | blood system applications | fruits |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |