Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPsophocarpus tetragonolobus
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb, vine | Physiology | multi stem, C3 photosynthesis |
| Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | pulses (grain legumes), roots/tubers, forage/pasture, vegetables, materials, cover crop, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 18 | 30 | 14 | 40 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 2500 | 500 | 4100 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 29 | 32 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 4.3 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | 3 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | home garden, small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 50 | 270 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| inter-cropping | banana, sugar cane, taro | |||
| ratoon cropping | cereals, sugar cane, sweet potato | |||
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| food & beverage | protein | fruits |
| food & beverage | vitamins | roots |
| food & beverage | minerals | roots |
| food & beverage | protein | roots |
| food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
| food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
| food & beverage | vitamins | flowers |
| food & beverage | minerals | flowers |
| food & beverage | vitamins | bulbs |
| food & beverage | minerals | bulbs |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | bark |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | bark |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | protein | seeds |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| environmental | nitrogen fixation | roots |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | agroforestry | entire plant |
| environmental | manure/fertilizer | entire plant |
| environmental | cover crop | entire plant |