Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortBiserrula pelecinus
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | deciduous, multi stem |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | forage/pasture |
| Life span | annual | Plant attributes | grown on large scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 18 | 26 | 12 | 30 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, light, wide | heavy, medium, light, wide |
| Rainfall (annual) | 400 | 600 | 325 | 750 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 30 | 28 | 45 | 47 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | ||
| Soil PH | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 6 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | drought | Abiotic suscept. | flooding |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 120 | 260 |
| 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) | protein | entire plant |