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Common Name(s): White fonio
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Annual
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 90 to 180 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=88° (F)	Opt.Max=81° (F)
Opt.Min=72° (F)	Abs.Min=64° (F)

Precipitation: 35 to 63 (in.)
Winter Minimum:
Soil pH: 5.5 to 6.5
Soil Texture/Type: Poor sandy soils
Soil Drainage: Well
Photoperiod Response: Short day
Light Intensity: Bright to clear
Comments:
Cereal crop native to central Africa. Low humidity. Weed possibilities great. Caution warranted.
Diseases:
Crop not found in disease search.
Uses:
Food - cereal, Animal Food - fodder
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Tropical-wet and dry, steppe and semi-arid
Geographical Origin:
Only cultivated, Western Tropical Africa
 
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