Echinochloa turneriana (Domin) J.M.Black

Channel millet (en), Borgou (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Echinochloa

Characteristics

A large annual grass.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.83 - 1.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It will grow in arid areas and with small amounts of rain.
More
Seasonally flooded, heavy clay soils at elevations from 100-200 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder food gene source
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Echinochloa turneriana unspecified picture
Echinochloa turneriana unspecified picture

Distribution

Echinochloa turneriana world distribution map, present in Austria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:166311-3
WFO ID wfo-0000865432
COL ID 38H4C
BDTFX ID 82772
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Echinochloa turneriana Panicum turnerianum