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Saccharum edule

Description
Life form	grass	Physiology	multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	vegetables
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on small scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	20	30	12	38	Soil texture	heavy, medium, light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	1500	3000	1000	5000	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	-	-	20	20	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	2000	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	6	4.5	6.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar)	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	150	365
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

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Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	vitamins	flowers
food & beverage	minerals	flowers