Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortVigna unguiculata ssp. biflora
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | erect, prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | pulses (grain legumes), forage/pasture, vegetables, environmental |
| Life span | annual | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 35 | 10 | 34 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1100 | 1300 | 700 | 1730 | Soil fertility | low | |
| Latitude | 5 | - | 25 | 35 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 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 | 40 | 80 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
| environmental | manure/fertilizer | entire plant |