Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortEragrostis cilianensis
Description | |||
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Life form | grass | Physiology | multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | cereals & pseudocereals, forage/pasture, weed |
Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
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. | 22 | 30 | 5 | 40 | Soil texture | medium | medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 700 | 250 | 900 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | 45 | 45 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2250 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | 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 dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 45 | 90 | |
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 |
food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |