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Abaca vs Sunn Hemp

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 Sunn Hemp

Measure Abaca Sunn Hemp
Season Perennial Kharif
Sowing window Jun–Jul Jun–Jul
Days to harvest 18–24 mo 100–120
Spacing 3 × 2 m 30 × 10 cm
Soil pH 5.0–6.5 5.5–7.5
Water 1800–2500 350–500
Temperature °C 22–32 22–32
Seed rate Suckers 25–30 kg
Yield 2–3 t 1.5–2 t fibre
Watch for Bunchy top, weevil Hairy caterpillar, wilt

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Everything in the same group, on the figures that decide what to plant.

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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