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Common Name(s): Horse gram
Family: Fabaceae
Growth Habit: Annual
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 40 to 180 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=95° (F)	Opt.Max=86° (F)
Opt.Min=68° (F)	Abs.Min=59° (F)

Precipitation: 24 to 71 (in.)
Winter Minimum:
Soil pH: 5.5 to 7
Soil Texture/Type: Sand to latosols to heavy clay
Soil Drainage: Well
Photoperiod Response: Short day and day neutral
Light Intensity: Bright to clear
Comments:
Salinity and drought tolerant. Frost intolerant. Reseeds before frost and returns in summer.
Diseases:
Anthrachose, Rhizoctonia, Powdery Mildew
Uses:
Food - pulse, Environ. - soil improver, Animal Food - fodder
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Subtropical-dry winte, tropical-wet and dry, steppe and semi-arid, subtropical-dry summer
Geographical Origin:
Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent
 
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