Industrial Crop: Hydrocarbon  Management: Standard  Regional Crop

A plant of the hot, humid tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,000 metres[335 , 418 ]. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 28°c, but can tolerate 16 - 36°c[418 ]. Plants are tolerant of occasional light frosts[335 ]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,500 - 2,000mm, but tolerates 1,200 - 2,500mm[418 ]. Tolerant of shade[335 ]. Succeeds in most well-drained soils including poor soils and soils with a high pH[335 , 418 ]. Prefers a pH in the range 6 - 7.5, tolerating 5.5 - 8[418 ]. Seedling trees can commence fruit production when 7 - 8 years old[335 ]. Flowering usually occurs after a spell of pronounced dry weather and can occur twice a year[418 ].

Carbon Farming

• Industrial Crop: Hydrocarbon  Materials, chemicals and energy include bioplastics, rubber, biomass products gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, butane, propane, biogas. Plants are usually resprouting plants and saps.
• Management: Standard  Plants grow to their standard height. Harvest fruit, seeds, or other products. Non-Destructive management systems.
• Regional Crop  These crops have been domesticated and cultivated regionally but have not been adopted elsewhere and are typically not traded globally, Examples in this broad category include perennial cottons and many nuts and staple fruits.