Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAeschynomene indica
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb, sub-shrub | Physiology | deciduous, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture |
| Life span | annual, perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 18 | 30 | 10 | 35 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 1200 | 600 | 2000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 5 | - | 30 | 35 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1530 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | high (>10 dS/m)) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | flooding, grazing/browsing | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 150 | 220 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| phase planting | Hemarthria altissima, Acroceras macrum, Sesbania spp., Acacia nilotica ssp. Tomentosa, Aeschynomene americana, Vigna luteola | low | low | |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |