Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortPanicum miliaceum
Description | |||
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Life form | grass | Physiology | single stem, C4 photosynthesis |
Habit | erect | Category | cereals & pseudocereals |
Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 20 | 32 | 15 | 45 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 750 | 200 | 1000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | 25 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 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 humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | small scale (manual), intermediate (animal drawn), large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 55 | 280 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
sole cropping |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | starch | seeds |
food & beverage | protein | seeds |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
animal food (feed) | starch | seeds |
animal food (feed) | protein | seeds |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | seeds |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |