Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortArachis pintoi
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect, climber/scrambler/scadent | Category | pulses (grain legumes), forage/pasture, ornamentals/turf |
| Life span | 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 | 28 | 12 | 30 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1500 | 2000 | 900 | 3000 | Soil fertility | high | low |
| Latitude | 12 | - | 18 | 35 | Soil Al. tox | low (6-15% of CEC) | medium (16-25% of CEC |
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1400 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.4 | 6 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | cloudy skies | light shade | clear skies | heavy shade | |||
| 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. | fire, flooding | Abiotic suscept. | |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 180 | 300 |
| 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) | protein | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | seeds |
| animal food (feed) | protein | entire plant |
| food & beverage | vitamins | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |