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Dichanthium aristatum

Description
Life form	grass	Physiology	multi stem
Habit	erect, prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect	Category	forage/pasture, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	grown on large scale, 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	30	5	35	Soil texture	medium, light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	875	1200	600	1800	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	10	10	35	35	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1500	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	medium (4-10 dS/m)
Soil PH	5	7	4.5	8	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	cloudy skies

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.	drought, flooding, grazing/browsing	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.	can become a weed

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system	large scale/commercial	Crop cycle	120	180
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	phase planting	Bothriochloa insculpta, Dichanthium annulatum, Dichanthium caricosum, Panicum coloratum, Setaria incrassata. Dichanthium aristatum	low	low

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Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
animal food (feed)	minerals	entire plant
animal food (feed)	vitamins	entire plant
environmental	erosion control	entire plant