Abaca vs Kapok
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
Kapok
| Measure | Abaca | Kapok |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Jun–Jul |
| Days to harvest | 18–24 mo | 4–6 yr |
| Spacing | 3 × 2 m | 8 × 8 m |
| Soil pH | 5.0–6.5 | 5.5–7.5 |
| Water | 1800–2500 | 1000–1500 |
| Temperature °C | 22–32 | 20–35 |
| Seed rate | Suckers | Nursery |
| Yield | 2–3 t | 0.4–0.8 t |
| Watch for | Bunchy top, weevil | Stainer bug, leaf spot |