Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortEchinochloa turneriana
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | grass | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture |
| Life span | annual | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 30 | 15 | 35 | Soil texture | heavy | heavy, medium |
| Rainfall (annual) | 300 | 375 | 250 | 2000 | Soil fertility | high | high |
| Latitude | 17 | 17 | 29 | 29 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | 100 | 200 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 7 | 8 | 6.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| 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) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | flooding | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 90 | 120 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |