White algarrobo - Prosopis alba ( edit ) |
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Botany |
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| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Sub-family: | Mimosoideae (subfam & crops) |
| Species: | Prosopis alba |
| Common name: | White algarrobo |
Vertical photograph ( אד ) |
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| Sdeh Boker, Israel - 11 August 2016 (more photos) |
Origin |
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| Andes (other crops from this region ) |
Uses |
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| Main use: | fruit |
| Harvest method: | hand picking |
| Shelf life: | long shelf life |
| Yield first season: | ? |
| Yield top season: | ? |
| Parameter | Concerning part | Quality | Crop's name | Proportion | Top-50 | |
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| Edibility | major food |
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| Medicinal | bark |
medium |
proteins |
9 |
11 |
medicals |
| Lipids | ( ) | inapplicable |
?
| liphids | ||
| Apiculture: | very good |
honey | ||||
| Fruit: | good |
fruits | ||||
| Nut: | low |
nuts | ||||
| Fodder: | fodder | |||||
| Wood | stem / wood | good |
800ρ | 1,000ρ | timber | |
| Fuel: | stem / wood | 7.5 credits | 4,400 kcal/kg | fuelwood | ||
| Minor uses:
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assessments of other crops |
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creditsPlant Details |
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Be'er Milcah, Israel - 12 August 2016 (more photos) |
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Crown |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | Top-50 |
| Height: | 12 |
m | tallest |
| Crown width: | 8 |
m | widest |
| Planting distance: | 500 |
cm | |
| Row distance: | 750 |
cm | |
| Growing speed: | medium |
fastest | |
| Shade tolerance: | full sun |
umbra | |
Roots |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 | |
| RootSystem: | deep |
hexagon | |
| MycorRhiza: | endo-mycorrhizae |
AM-plants | |
| Symbiotic fungi: | M-fungi | ||
| N-fixing: | able to |
N-plants | |
| Symbiotic bacteria: | N-bact. | ||
Crop Timing |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | Top-50 |
| First flowering: | 3 - 7 | Years | latest |
| Soonest commercial removal: | 20 |
Years | fastest |
| Lifespan: | 120 |
Years | oldest |
| InterCropModel(ICM): | |
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Regeneration |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 | |
| Flower morphology: | specials | ||
| Pollinators: | bees |
specials | |
| Allelopathy: | a bit allelopathic | resists | |
| Abscission: | decidious in dry season | specials | |
| Invasiveness: | a bit invasive | weeds | |
| Thorns: | thorns | fencers | |
Environment |
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| Parameter | min | optimal | max | Unit | Top-50 | |
| Altitude: | 0m | 500 m | 1,000m | meters above sea-level | highest | |
| Temperature: | -6°C | 10°C | 35°C | Celcius | hardiest | |
| Rainfall: | 100 mm | 300 mm | 500 mm | mm/year (litres/m2) | dryest | |
| Soil-pH: | 4.5 | 7.0 | pH | dryest | ||
| Soil-texture: | clay |
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| Climate: | tropical |
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Seeds |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | |
| Seed storage: | orthodox |
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| Seed viability: | 30 |
months | |
| Seed weight: | 7,500 |
8,000 |
seeds/kg |
Tolerances |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 |
| Salt tolerance: | very tolerant |
tolerants |
| Wind tolerance: | tolerants | |
| Fire tolerance: | a bit tolerant |
tolerants |
Pests and Diseases |
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| Pests: | Diseases: | ||
Propagation instruction |
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Seeds Market |
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| Demends: | Offers: | ||
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| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||
Additional Photos |
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| Stem photo: | Crop's photo: |
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| (more photos) | (more photos) |