Ambrevade

( Cajanus cajan )

• Type of vegetable : seeds
• Optimum growth pH range: 5-8.5
• Optimum growth temperature range : 18-29°C
• Organic matter requirements : undemanding plant
• Rooting : deep (more than 120 cm)
• Special requirements : photoperiod plant: flowering is favored when the length of the days decreases; flowering time is also influenced by interactions between temperature and photoperiodism. Very well adapted to Mayotte, flowering at the end of the rainy season.

• Seed characteristics

• Number of seeds per gram : 3 - 20
• Nursery : No
• Line spacing : 100 - 200 cm
• Interplant : 40 - 180 cm
• Notes : 2 to 4 seeds/pocket. Highly variable spacings depending on the associated systems/crops

• Duration of the crop cycle under optimal growing conditions