Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAstragalus cicer
Description | |||
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Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | forage/pasture |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 14 | 25 | 7 | 30 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 800 | 400 | 1500 | Soil fertility | moderate | |
Latitude | 40 | 35 | 55 | 60 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw) | Photoperiod | long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -10 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 120 | 180 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |