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Common Name(s): Velvet bean
Family: Fabaceae
Growth Habit: Annual
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 120 to 270 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=34° (C)	Opt.Max=30° (C)
Opt.Min=20° (C)	Abs.Min=10° (C)

Precipitation: 120 to 150 (cm.)
Winter Minimum: 5° (C)
Soil pH: 5 to 6.5
Soil Texture/Type: Less fertile sandy soils
Soil Drainage: Well
Photoperiod Response: Short day and day neutral
Light Intensity: Bright
Comments:
Grown in the Gulf coast states. Warm weather crop requiring a long frost-free season to mature the seed.
Diseases:
Phytothora, Anthrachose, Rhizoctonia
Uses:
Environ. - soil improver, Environ. - ornamental, Medicinal - l-dopa, Honey - , Food - pulse, Animal Food - forage
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Tropical-rainy, steppe and semi-arid, subtropical
Geographical Origin:
Cultivated, Worldwide
 
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