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 |