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Echinochloa turneriana
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Common Name(s): Channel millet
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Annual
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 90 to 120 (days)
Temperature:
Abs.Max=95° (F)    Opt.Max=86° (F)
Opt.Min=72° (F)    Abs.Min=59° (F)
Precipitation: 12 to 16 (in.)
Winter Minimum:
Soil pH: 7 to 8
Soil Texture/Type: Heavy cracking and silt clays
Soil Drainage: Poor
Photoperiod Response: Short day
Light Intensity: Bright
Comments:
No drought tolerance. Won't germinate without flooding or >7.5 cm rainfall within a week's time.
Diseases:
Crop not found in disease search.
Uses:
Animal Food - forage
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Dry climate, tropical-wet and dry, subtropical-humid
Geographical Origin:
Australia

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