Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortUrochloa panicoides
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | grass | Physiology | single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, weed |
| Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 25 | 40 | 15 | 45 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 700 | 1000 | 600 | 1500 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1750 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 7 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | cloudy skies | light shade | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. | can become a weed |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 90 | 150 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |