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Alysicarpus vaginalis

Description
Life form	herb	Physiology	multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, cover crop, environmental
Life span	annual, 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.	22	30	15	35	Soil texture	medium, light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	1000	2000	700	4300	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	-	-	15	15	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1400	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	6.5	4.5	8.5	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	clear skies	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-5	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.	susceptible to nematodes, can become a weed

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system	large scale/commercial	Crop cycle	120	300
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	phase planting	Stenotaphrum secundatum, Bothriochloa pertusa, Dichanthium caricosum, Desmodium heterophyllum, Atylosia scarabaeoides	low	low

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
animal food (feed)	vitamins	entire plant
animal food (feed)	minerals	entire plant
environmental	soil improvers	entire plant
environmental	cover crop	entire plant