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Bothriochloa bladhii

Description
Life form	grass	Physiology	multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on large scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	15	28	5	33	Soil texture	heavy, medium	heavy, medium
Rainfall (annual)	750	1200	600	2000	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	10	10	32	40	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	2500	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	6	8	5.5	8.4	Soil drainage	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	clear skies	light shade	very bright	light shade

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-2	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.	fire, drought, flooding, grazing/browsing, trampling	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system	large scale/commercial	Crop cycle	150	180
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	phase planting	grasses	low	low

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
environmental	erosion control	entire plant
animal food (feed)	minerals	entire plant
animal food (feed)	vitamins	entire plant