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Arrowhead vs Lotus

Both are Aquatic. 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.

Arrowhead Lotus

Measure Arrowhead Lotus
Season Kharif Kharif
Sowing window Apr–May Mar–Apr
Days to harvest 120–150 5–7 mo
Spacing 45 × 45 cm 200 × 150 cm
Soil pH 6.0–7.5 6.0–7.5
Water Ponded 15–30 cm Ponded 40–80 cm
Temperature °C 18–30 20–32
Seed rate Corms Rhizomes
Yield 8–12 t 2–3 lakh blooms
Watch for Leaf beetle, rot Leaf spot, aphid

Other aquatic comparisons

Crop intelligence

Other aquatic, side by side

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

Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Water Lily Mar–Apr 3–4 mo 6.0–7.5 18–32 Ornamental
Lotus Mar–Apr 5–7 mo 6.0–7.5 20–32 2–3 lakh blooms
Cattail Mar–Apr 12–18 mo 5.5–7.5 15–32 20–30 t
Giant Swamp Taro Jun–Jul 18–24 mo 5.5–7.0 22–32 20–35 t
Water Spinach Jun–Jul 40–60 5.5–7.0 22–32 25–40 t
Watercress Sep–Oct 50–70 6.5–7.5 10–20 20–30 t
Arrowhead Apr–May 120–150 6.0–7.5 18–30 8–12 t
Makhana (Foxnut) Dec–Feb 150–180 6.0–7.5 20–35 1.5–2.5 t
Water Chestnut Jun–Jul 150–180 6.5–7.5 20–32 6–10 t
Lotus Root Mar–Apr 150–210 6.0–7.5 20–32 15–25 t

All 538 crops, with every column → The sowing year →