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Panicum coloratum var. coloratum

Description
Life form	grass	Physiology	multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on large scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	18	26	14	32	Soil texture	heavy, medium	heavy, medium, light, wide
Rainfall (annual)	600	1200	500	2000	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	5	-	30	33	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	2000	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	6.5	5	7	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	clear skies	very bright	cloudy skies	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-10	Killing temp. early growth	-1
Abiotic toler.	drought, flooding, grazing/browsing, trampling	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system	large scale/commercial	Crop cycle	0	0
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	phase planting	Chloris gayana, Setaria incrassata, Bothriochloa insculpta, Clitoria ternatea, Desmanthus sp., Desmodium uncinatum, Macroptilium atropurpureum, Medicago sativa, Neonotonia wightii, Trifolium subterraneum, Vicia villosa sp. varia, Vicia villosa sp. dasycarpa	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	erosion control	entire plant