Artocarpus heterophyllus
Agro-ecological Zone |
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Lowlands to Midlands |
Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
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Fairly fast | Thinning, mulching, removal of dead branches | No | Evergreen | Uganda |
Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
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Uganda | 1000-2400 | 16-22 | 0-1600 | A. heterophyllus thrives in deep, alluvial, sandy-loam or clay loam soils of medium fertility, good drainage and a pH of 5-7.5. It flourishes in rich soils of medium or open texture and grows even in the poorest soils, including gravelly or lateritic soils, shallow limestone, shallow light soils, and sandy or stony soils. It exhibits moderate tolerance to saline soils |
Lugishu |
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Fenne |
Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | Prota Link |
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Moraceae | Income, Fruits, Other Foods, Firewood, Timmber for furniture, Timber for construction, Medicine, Fodder, Tannins/Dyestuff, Gums/Resins | Scatterd in homestead, Woodlot | Artocarpus heterophyllus | Link | Shade | Link |