Description and Uses
Pueraria montana (Kudzu) is a
tropical
vine from
Malaysia & Indonesia . It is mainly grown for its
medicinal crops
, which have a
medium shelf life. The crop is harvested by
grubbing. It starts flowering after
3 -
6 years. The yield will be
4, but in its top season there will be a yield of
180. Other crop types include;
fodder, edible roots, edible leave shoot, ornamental, fertilization, . The
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phytochemical. There is
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vine's
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vine's wood is called
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vine's growing speed is
very fast, it's energetic value is
3800 ckal/kg and the wood's drying speed is
slow. After
3 years the
vine can be totally removed as it reached its commercial and ecological goal.
Pueraria montana has a lifespan of
45 years.
Environmental limitations
The vine is
30 meters tall with a crown of
20 meters wide. The
vine prefers a planting distance of
100 cm and a row distance of
100 cm. It is
very fast growing and
partial shade tolerant.
Pueraria montana has a
deep root-system and it has symbiotic associations with the
fungi
(endo-mycorrhiza). It is
able to fix nitrogen moderately with
"Microbacteriaceae bacteria. The name(s) or string of bacteria include(s)
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vine's flower-morphology is
hermaphroditic and is pollinated by
bees.
Pueraria montana is
evergreen and
not allelopathic and has
no thorns.
Pueraria montana thrives in an altitude of
0 to
2000 meters above sea-level
(tropical). The minimum temperature is
-1°C; optimally between
19 -
26°C. The optimal rainfall is
1600
mm/year. Without irrigation the annual rainfall should be between
800 -
1600mm (L/m²). The optimal soil-pH is between
5.0 -
7.0 in a soil texture of
loam. To salt it is
intolerant to wind
tolerant and to fire
intolerant.
Pests and Diseases
Pueraria montana is susceptible to the following pests:
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Seed Propagation
Seeds are
intermediate and can be stored for
2 months. There are approximative
5500
seeds/kg. The seeds can be propagated as followed:
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