Passiflora edulis - Purple passion fruit

Description and Uses

Passiflora edulis (Purple passion fruit) is a tropical vine from Patagonia . It is mainly grown for its fruit crops , which have a medium shelf life. The crop is harvested by hand picking. It starts flowering after 1 - 3 years. The yield will be 20000 kg/hectare, but in its top season there will be a yield of 30000 kg/hectare. Other crop types include; fruit, mulch, ornamental, . The {missing data} is used as delicacy . The fresh leaf is used as " anti-depressant, anti-diarrhea, anti-diabetic, " with Juglone ({missing data} - {missing data}) as its significant phytochemical. There is passiflora seed-oil extracted by steam distillation from the vine's seed/nut yielding 20% - 27% oil. The vine's wood is called inapplicable and has a density of 500 - 700 kg/m³. Regarding firewood production the vine's growing speed is fast, it's energetic value is 0 ckal/kg and the wood's drying speed is slow. After 5 years the vine can be totally removed as it reached its commercial and ecological goal. Passiflora edulis has a lifespan of 8 years.

Environmental limitations

The vine is 8 meters tall with a crown of 10 meters wide. The vine prefers a planting distance of 100 cm and a row distance of 600 cm. It is very fast growing and partial shade tolerant. Passiflora edulis has a shallow root-system and it has symbiotic associations with the Glomus intraradices and Glomus mosseae fungi (endo-mycorrhiza). It is not able to fix nitrogen with "any bacteria. The name(s) or string of bacteria include(s) "Sinorhizobium americanum ". The vine's flower-morphology is perfect and is pollinated by itself. Passiflora edulis is evergreen and allelopathic and has no thorns.

Passiflora edulis thrives in an altitude of 300 to 2100 meters above sea-level (tropical). The minimum temperature is 0°C; optimally between 0 - 0°C. The optimal rainfall is 2300 mm/year. Without irrigation the annual rainfall should be between 800 - 3000mm (L/m²). The optimal soil-pH is between 0.0 - 0.0 in a soil texture of water. To salt it is {missing data} to wind {missing data} and to fire {missing data}.

Pests and Diseases

Passiflora edulis is susceptible to the following pests: Cibyra serta , Heliconius sara , Cethosia cyane , Meloidogyne incognita , Meloidogyne incognita acrita . Meloidogyne javanica And it's susceptible to the following diseases: (missing data) , , .

Seed Propagation

Seeds are {missing data} and can be stored for 0 months. There are approximative 0 seeds/kg. The seeds can be propagated as followed:

• (1) Store harvested seeds in water or in the fruit at room temperature
• (2) Soak the seeds overnight in warm water before sowing.
• (3) press the seeds twice its size in the soil soil.