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Vigna vexillata

Description
Life form	herb, vine	Physiology	multi stem
Habit	prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect, climber/scrambler/scadent	Category	pulses (grain legumes), roots/tubers, forage/pasture, vegetables, cover crop, environmental
Life span	perennial	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.	20	28	15	32	Soil texture	light	medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	1300	2100	650	4200	Soil fertility	low	low
Latitude	-	-	-	-	Soil Al. tox	low (6-15% of CEC)	medium (16-25% of CEC
Altitude	---	---	-	1500	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	6.5	4.5	8	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	180	270
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

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Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	vitamins	roots
food & beverage	minerals	roots
food & beverage	protein	roots
food & beverage	vitamins	seeds
food & beverage	minerals	seeds
food & beverage	protein	seeds
food & beverage	vitamins	fruits
food & beverage	minerals	fruits
food & beverage	protein	fruits
food & beverage	vitamins	leaves
food & beverage	minerals	leaves
animal food (feed)	vitamins	entire plant
animal food (feed)	minerals	entire plant
animal food (feed)	protein	entire plant
environmental	cover crop	entire plant
environmental	soil improvers	entire plant
environmental	erosion control	entire plant
environmental	revegetation	entire plant
environmental	manure/fertilizer	entire plant
environmental	pioneer	entire plant