Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortSorghum x drummondii
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | grass | Physiology | |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 21 | 33 | 12 | 38 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 900 | 500 | 2500 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 30 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 300 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | high (>10 dS/m)) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8.2 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -3 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 90 | 120 | |
| 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) | minerals | entire plant |