Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortTylosema esculentum
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb, vine | Physiology | deciduous, multi stem |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | pulses (grain legumes), roots/tubers, forage/pasture |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | harvested from wild |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | deep (>>150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 30 | 16 | 50 | Soil texture | light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 150 | 800 | 300 | 600 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| food & beverage | protein | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | roots |
| food & beverage | minerals | roots |
| food & beverage | protein | roots |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |