Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortLespedeza stipulacea
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | forage/pasture, cover crop, environmental |
| Life span | annual | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 14 | 24 | 6 | 30 | Soil texture | medium | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1000 | 1300 | 500 | 1700 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 35 | 35 | 45 | 45 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | subtropical humid (Cf), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 100 | 240 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | entire plant |
| animal food (feed) | protein | entire plant |
| environmental | erosion control | entire plant |
| environmental | soil improvers | entire plant |
| environmental | manure/fertilizer | entire plant |
| environmental | cover crop | entire plant |