Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortSaccharum robustum
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | grass | Physiology | C4 photosynthesis |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, materials, weed |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale, harvested from wild |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 24 | 30 | 15 | 38 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1400 | 2500 | 1100 | 5000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 10 | 10 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 6 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | 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 humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | 10 | Killing temp. early growth | 10 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 300 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food additive | sweetener | bark |
| fuels | non-wood fuel | bark |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| material | paper | bark |
| material | waxes | bark |
| material | fibres | bark |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
| environmental | manure/fertilizer | bark |