Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortTrifolium pratense
Description | |||
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Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | annual, biennial, perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
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. | 18 | 25 | 4 | 40 | Soil texture | medium, organic | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 700 | 1200 | 300 | 2100 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | 34 | 30 | 64 | 68 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 3000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 8.2 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | light shade |
Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), boreal (E) | Photoperiod | long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -5 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 120 | 300 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
phase planting | ||||
inter-cropping | Phleum pratense, Festuca arundinacea, Festuca pratensis, Lolium multiforum, white clover | |||
ratoon cropping | maize, potato, rice, oats, wheat, soybean, small grain, tobacco, rye, grass, sugar beet |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
animal food (feed) | protein | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
food additive | condiment/seasoning | flowers |
medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | flowers |
medicinal | genitourinary system applications | flowers |
medicinal | respiratory applications | flowers |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
material | dye/tannin | flowers |