Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortThemeda triandra
Description | |||
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Life form | grass | Physiology | multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 22 | 28 | 15 | 35 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 1100 | 450 | 6250 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | 30 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | 1200 | 3000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6.5 | 7 | 5.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | light shade |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | fire, drought | Abiotic suscept. | flooding |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 120 | 210 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |