Data sheet

Phleum pratense

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	shallow (20-50 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	15	22	2	26	Soil texture	heavy, medium, light, organic	heavy, medium, light, organic
Rainfall (annual)	800	1100	300	1800	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	36	30	65	70	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	3000	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	6	7	4.5	8	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	cloudy skies	very bright	light shade	very bright

Climate zone	steppe or semiarid (Bs), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw), boreal (E)	Photoperiod	long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system	large scale/commercial	Crop cycle	120	180
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	inter-cropping	alsike clover, alfalfa, Dactylis glomerata, barley, Festuca pratensis, Lotus uliginosus, Trifolium repens
	phase planting