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Celery

Apium graveolens

Vegetable grown for its crisp leaf stalks, used raw or cooked.

Family

Apiaceae

Temperature

15-21°C (absolute 5-25°C)

Rainfall

700-1300mm (absolute 500-1500mm)

Altitude

2000m

Soil pH

6-6.8 (absolute 5.5-7.5)

Soil types

Fertile, moisture-retentive well-drained loam