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Abaca vs Cotton

Both are Fibre. Each axis is a percentile across all 538 crops — 80 means higher than four-fifths of the table. Where an axis is missing, the crop genuinely is not measured that way.

Abaca Cotton

Measure Abaca Cotton
Season Perennial Kharif
Sowing window Jun–Jul May–Jun
Days to harvest 18–24 mo 160–200
Spacing 3 × 2 m 90 × 60 cm
Soil pH 5.0–6.5 6.0–8.0
Water 1800–2500 700–1200
Temperature °C 22–32 21–30
Seed rate Suckers 1.5–2.5 kg (Bt)
Yield 2–3 t 2–3 t seed cotton
Watch for Bunchy top, weevil Pink bollworm, whitefly, jassid
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Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Sansevieria Jun–Jul 2–3 yr 6.0–7.5 18–35 2–4 t
Sisal Jun–Jul 3–5 yr 6.0–8.0 20–38 2–3 t fibre
Kapok Jun–Jul 4–6 yr 5.5–7.5 20–35 0.4–0.8 t
Agave Jun–Jul 4–6 yr 6.0–8.0 18–38 2–4 t fibre
Ramie Jun–Jul 4–6 mo 5.5–6.5 20–32 2.5–4 t fibre
Coir Jun–Jul 6–8 yr 5.5–7.5 22–35 0.8–1.2 t fibre
Abaca Jun–Jul 18–24 mo 5.0–6.5 22–32 2–3 t
Sunn Hemp Jun–Jul 100–120 5.5–7.5 22–32 1.5–2 t fibre
Hemp (Fibre) Jun–Jul 100–120 6.0–7.5 15–27 6–9 t stalk
Jute Mar–May 110–140 6.0–7.5 24–35 2.5–3 t fibre
Flax Oct–Nov 110–130 5.5–7.0 10–25 1.5–2.5 t fibre
Mesta (Kenaf) Apr–Jun 120–150 6.0–7.5 22–32 2–2.5 t fibre
Roselle Jun–Jul 150–180 6.0–7.5 20–32 2–3 t
Cotton May–Jun 160–200 6.0–8.0 21–30 2–3 t seed cotton

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