Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortDesmodium triflorum
Description | |||
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Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | forage/pasture, cover crop |
Life span | annual, perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large 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. | 18 | 28 | 14 | 32 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light, wide | heavy, medium, light, wide |
Rainfall (annual) | 1500 | 4000 | 1200 | 5000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
Latitude | - | - | 30 | 32 | Soil Al. tox | medium (16-25% of CEC | high (<5% of CEC) |
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | ||
Soil PH | 5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | light shade | very bright | heavy shade | very bright |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf) | Photoperiod | |
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Killing temp. during rest | -1 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
Abiotic toler. | grazing/browsing | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
phase planting | Paspalum notatum, Axonopus sp., Cynodon sp., Bothriochloa pertusa, Ischaemum timorense, Alysicarpus vaginalis, Desmodium heterophyllum | low | low |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | protein | entire plant |
environmental | cover crop | entire plant |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |