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Common Name(s): Castor-bean
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Growth Habit: Annual/Perennial
Invasiveness: Weed
Growing Days: 140 to 210 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=39° (C)	Opt.Max=30° (C)
Opt.Min=20° (C)	Abs.Min=15° (C)

Precipitation: 60 to 100 (cm.)
Winter Minimum: -2° (C)
Soil pH: 5 to 6.5
Soil Texture/Type: Well sand/clay loams
Soil Drainage: Well
Photoperiod Response: Long day and day neutral
Light Intensity: Bright
Comments:
Plant in warm (15.6 C) soil. Needs low humidity, salinity, and alkalinity. No frost tolerance. Likes very high temperatures.
Diseases:
Pythium, Phytothora, Anthrachose, Rhizoctonia, Cercospora
Uses:
Host - silkworms, Material - lipids, Environ. - ornamental, Additive - flavoring, Weed - possible seed contam.
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Subtropical-humid, subtropical-dry summer, tropical-wet and dry, steppe and semi-arid
Geographical Origin:
Tropics, Subtropics, Africa
 
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