Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCenchrus ciliaris
Description | |||
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Life form | grass | Physiology | multi stem, C4 photosynthesis |
Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 22 | 37 | 5 | 42 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 400 | 1000 | 100 | 3500 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | 35 | 40 | Soil Al. tox | low (6-15% of CEC) | low (6-15% of CEC) |
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6.5 | 8 | 5.5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | 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. | fire, drought, grazing/browsing, trampling | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 120 | 180 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
phase planting | grasses | low | low |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |