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Zoysia matrella

Description
Life form	grass	Physiology	multi stem
Habit		Category	forage/pasture, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	18	26	12	30	Soil texture	light	medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	1000	1700	700	2600	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	-	-	-	-	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	400	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	high (>10 dS/m))
Soil PH	5.5	6.5	5	8	Soil drainage	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	cloudy skies	very bright	light shade

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	150	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
environmental	erosion control	entire plant
animal food (feed)	minerals	entire plant
animal food (feed)	vitamins	entire plant