🌾 Crop
ANX-CROP-0000773
Gamba grass
Andropogon gayanus
Tall perennial tussock grass used for grazing and hay production in savanna regions.
- Species
- Andropogon gayanus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Climate requirements
- Tropical savanna with seasonal rainfall
- Temperature range
- 22-28°C (absolute 16-32°C)
- Rainfall range
- 750-1400mm (absolute 400-3000mm)
- Altitude range
- 2000m
- Soil types
- Low-fertility sandy soils
- Soil pH
- 4.5-6.5 (absolute 4-7.5)
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