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Vigna radiata

Description
Life form	herb, vine, sub-shrub	Physiology	multi stem, C3 photosynthesis
Habit	prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect, climber/scrambler/scadent	Category	pulses (grain legumes), forage/pasture, cover crop, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	21	36	8	40	Soil texture	medium, organic	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	650	900	500	1250	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	-	-	-	-	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	2000	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	6.2	4.3	8.3	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), subtropical humid (Cf)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 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	50	120
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
food & beverage	starch	seeds
food & beverage	vitamins	seeds
food & beverage	minerals	seeds
food & beverage	vitamins	fruits
food & beverage	minerals	fruits
animal food (feed)	vitamins	entire plant
animal food (feed)	minerals	entire plant
environmental	manure/fertilizer	entire plant
environmental	soil improvers	entire plant
environmental	cover crop	entire plant