Apple vs Ground Cherry
Both are Fruit. 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.
Apple
Ground Cherry
| Measure | Apple | Ground Cherry |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Kharif |
| Sowing window | Dec–Jan (planting) | Jun–Jul |
| Days to harvest | 4–6 yr to bear | 70–90 |
| Spacing | 5 × 5 m | 90 × 60 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–6.5 | 5.5–7.0 |
| Water | 800–1200 | 400–600 |
| Temperature °C | 10–24 | 18–30 |
| Seed rate | 400 plants | 0.4–0.6 kg |
| Yield | 15–20 t | 8–12 t |
| Watch for | Scab, codling moth, woolly aphid | Flea beetle, leaf spot |