Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortEchinochloa crus-galli
Description | |||
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Life form | grass | Physiology | multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | cereals & pseudocereals, forage/pasture, vegetables, environmental, weed |
Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on small 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. | 17 | 30 | 2 | 40 | Soil texture | heavy | heavy, medium, light |
Rainfall (annual) | 700 | 1100 | 310 | 2500 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 4.8 | 8.2 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies |
Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
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Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
Abiotic toler. | flooding | Abiotic suscept. | |
Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 120 | 180 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
environmental | revegetation | entire plant |