Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortMelinis minutiflora
Description | |||
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Life form | grass | Physiology | multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, environmental |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale, grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 22 | 30 | 8 | 36 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 900 | 1700 | 700 | 2700 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | 16 | 16 | 30 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | low (6-15% of CEC) | high (<5% of CEC) |
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2200 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 8.4 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | light shade | very bright | light shade |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -5 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | flooding | |
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 120 | 210 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
phase planting | Chloris gayana, Setaria sphacelata, Centrosema pubescens, Desmodium intortum, Desmodium uncinatum, Macroptilium atropurpureum, Neonotonia wightii, Pueraria phaseoloides, Stylosanthes guianensis, Vigna parkeri | low | low |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
material | essential oils | leaves |
poison | insects | leaves |
environmental | pioneer | entire plant |