Abaca vs Flax
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
Flax
| Measure | Abaca | Flax |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Rabi |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Oct–Nov |
| Days to harvest | 18–24 mo | 110–130 |
| Spacing | 3 × 2 m | 20 cm rows |
| Soil pH | 5.0–6.5 | 5.5–7.0 |
| Water | 1800–2500 | 350–500 |
| Temperature °C | 22–32 | 10–25 |
| Seed rate | Suckers | 80–100 kg |
| Yield | 2–3 t | 1.5–2.5 t fibre |
| Watch for | Bunchy top, weevil | Rust, wilt |