Cashew vs Pyrethrum
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.
Cashew
Pyrethrum
| Measure | Cashew | Pyrethrum |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul (planting) | Sep–Oct |
| Days to harvest | 3–4 yr to bear | 2–3 yr |
| Spacing | 7.5 × 7.5 m | 45 × 30 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–7.0 | 5.5–7.0 |
| Water | 800–1200 | 800–1200 |
| Temperature °C | 20–35 | 10–22 |
| Seed rate | 175 plants | Splits |
| Yield | 1–1.5 t nuts | 0.8–1.5 t |
| Watch for | Tea mosquito bug, stem borer | Aphid, root rot |