Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortMedicago sativa
Description | |||
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Life form | herb | Physiology | |
Habit | erect, prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | forage/pasture, cover crop |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 21 | 27 | 5 | 45 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 1200 | 350 | 2700 | Soil fertility | high | low |
Latitude | 38 | 36 | 56 | 58 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 4000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 8.7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | 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 | -25 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 100 | 210 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
sole cropping | ||||
inter-cropping | Bromus inermis, Festuca pratense, Festuca arundinacea, Phleum pratense, Festuca pratense, Festuca arundinacea, Phleum pratense, Dactylis glomerata, Phalaris arundinacea | |||
ratoon cropping | wheat, oats, flax, potato, rice, cucumber, lettuce, tomato, maize | |||
alley cropping | apple, orange |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
animal food (feed) | protein | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | soil improvers | entire plant |
environmental | pollution control | entire plant |
food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
food & beverage | protein | seedlings |
food & beverage | vitamins | seedlings |
food & beverage | minerals | seedlings |
material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
material | dye/tannin | seeds |
material | fibres | leaves |
fuels | non-wood fuel | bark |