Arecanut vs Sugarcane
Both are Plantation. 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.
Arecanut
Sugarcane
| Measure | Arecanut | Sugarcane |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul (planting) | Oct–Nov, Feb–Mar |
| Days to harvest | 5–7 yr to bear | 300–365 |
| Spacing | 2.7 × 2.7 m | 90–120 cm rows |
| Soil pH | 5.5–7.0 | 6.5–7.5 |
| Water | 1500–2500 | 1500–2500 |
| Temperature °C | 20–32 | 20–35 |
| Seed rate | 1,350 palms | 35–40 k setts |
| Yield | 2–3 t dry kernel | 80–100 t |
| Watch for | Koleroga, yellow leaf disease | Early shoot borer, red rot, woolly aphid |