Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAlopecurus geniculatus
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | forage/pasture |
| Life span | annual, perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 10 | 15 | 6 | 22 | Soil texture | heavy, organic | heavy, medium, light, wide, organic |
| Rainfall (annual) | 600 | 1000 | 500 | 1140 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 37 | 35 | 53 | 65 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | ||
| Soil PH | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -41 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | flooding | Abiotic suscept. | drought |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 100 | 120 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| phase planting | grasses | low | low | |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |