Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortZornia latifolia
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | forage/pasture |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | harvested from wild |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 18 | 28 | 13 | 34 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 1800 | 1000 | 2000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | - | - | 33 | 35 | Soil Al. tox | low (6-15% of CEC) | high (<5% of CEC) |
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | ||
| Soil PH | 4.5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -1 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | drought | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 50 | 180 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| phase planting | Andropogon gayanus, Brachiaria decumbens | low | low | |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | protein | entire plant |