Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortLablab purpureus
Description | |||
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Life form | herb, vine | Physiology | multi stem, C3 photosynthesis |
Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | forage/pasture, vegetables, ornamentals/turf, cover crop, environmental |
Life span | annual, 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. | 18 | 32 | 3 | 38 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light, organic | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 1000 | 200 | 2500 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | 28 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2100 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), 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), long day (>14 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 | home garden, large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 70 | 300 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
sole cropping | high | low | ||
inter-cropping | maize, sorghum, grasses | high | low | |
inter-culture | coffee, fruit trees | low | high | |
sole cropping | low | high |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
food & beverage | protein | fruits |
food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
food & beverage | protein | seeds |
food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
food & beverage | vitamins | seedlings |
food & beverage | minerals | seedlings |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | protein | entire plant |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | manure/fertilizer | entire plant |
environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |
environmental | soil improvers | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
environmental | cover crop | entire plant |