Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAtriplex nummularia
Description | |||
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Life form | shrub | Physiology | multi stem, C4 photosynthesis |
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 | deep (>>150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 16 | 28 | 3 | 36 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium |
Rainfall (annual) | 200 | 600 | 150 | 800 | Soil fertility | low | low |
Latitude | 25 | 25 | 45 | 45 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | medium (4-10 dS/m) | high (>10 dS/m)) |
Soil PH | 7.5 | 8 | 7 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | -15 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | drought | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 90 | 150 | |
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 |