Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortImperata cylindrica
Description | |||
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Life form | grass | Physiology | |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 25 | 35 | 20 | 40 | Soil texture | light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 3500 | 250 | 6250 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 4.5 | 6 | 4 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), 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), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 90 | 150 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
fuels | non-wood fuel | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | roots |
animal food (feed) | minerals | roots |
material | paper | entire plant |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
food & beverage | minerals | roots |
food & beverage | vitamins | roots |
medicinal | respiratory applications | roots |