Data sheet

Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis

Description
Life form	herb	Physiology	multi stem
Habit	erect, prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect	Category	pulses (grain legumes), forage/pasture, environmental
Life span	annual	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	20	35	14	38	Soil texture	heavy, medium	heavy, medium, light, organic
Rainfall (annual)	1500	2000	650	4100	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	20	-	30	60	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1000	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	7	4.3	7.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	4	Killing temp. early growth	4
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.