Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortMelilotus albus
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | deciduous, multi stem |
| Habit | erect, climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | forage/pasture, environmental |
| Life span | annual, biennial | 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. | 12 | 28 | 8 | 32 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light, wide | heavy, medium, light, wide |
| Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 800 | 425 | 1000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 32 | 30 | 50 | 55 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -30 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | drought | Abiotic suscept. | flooding |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | protein | entire plant |
| environmental | manure/fertilizer | entire plant |
| environmental | cover crop | entire plant |