Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAeschynomene americana
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture |
| Life span | annual, perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale, grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 30 | 7 | 35 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 1500 | 600 | 4000 | Soil fertility | moderate | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | 30 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 2800 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), subtropical humid (Cf) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | drought, flooding | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 60 | 220 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| phase planting | Digitaria eriantha, Digitaria. milanjiana, Panicum maximum, Paspalum notatum, Setaria sphacelata, Brachiaria brizantha, Brachiaria decumbens, Brachiaria humidicola, Arachis pintoi, Centrosema molle, Desmodium heterocarpon, Macroptilium lathyroides , Stylosanthes guianensis var. guianensis, Vigna parkeri | low | low | |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |