Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCynodon dactylon
Description | |||
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Life form | grass | Physiology | multi stem |
Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | forage/pasture, medicinals & aromatic |
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. | 17 | 35 | 6 | 40 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 625 | 1750 | 550 | 4300 | Soil fertility | high | low |
Latitude | - | - | 30 | 39 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2600 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 4.3 | 8.4 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
Light intensity | very bright | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw) | Photoperiod | not sensitive |
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Killing temp. during rest | -3 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 150 | 180 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
inter-cropping | Lathyrus sativus, lespedeza sp., white clover, Stylosanthes humilis |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | roots |
animal food (feed) | minerals | roots |
environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
medicinal | blood system applications | roots |
medicinal | immune system applications | roots |
medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
medicinal | skin applications | roots |