Bamboo vs Tobacco
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.
Bamboo
Tobacco
| Measure | Bamboo | Tobacco |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Rabi |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Sep–Oct |
| Days to harvest | 4–6 yr | 110–130 |
| Spacing | 5 × 5 m | 90 × 60 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.0–7.0 | 5.5–6.5 |
| Water | 1000–2000 | 400–600 |
| Temperature °C | 18–35 | 20–30 |
| Seed rate | Rhizomes | 250–300 g |
| Yield | 8–15 t | 1.5–2.5 t cured |
| Watch for | Shoot borer, witches broom | Aphid, budworm, black shank |