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Castor vs Chia

Both are Oilseed. 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.

Castor Chia

Measure Castor Chia
Season Kharif Rabi
Sowing window Jun–Aug Oct–Nov
Days to harvest 150–180 110–140
Spacing 90 × 60 cm 45 × 20 cm
Soil pH 5.5–7.5 6.0–8.0
Water 500–700 300–450
Temperature °C 20–30 15–28
Seed rate 5–8 kg 5–6 kg
Yield 1.5–2.5 t 0.6–1 t
Watch for Semilooper, capsule borer, wilt Aphid, root rot
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Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Jojoba Jul–Aug 3–4 yr 6.0–8.0 20–35 1.5–3 t
Jatropha Jun–Jul 3–4 yr 6.0–8.5 20–38 2–4 t
Olive Jul–Aug 4–6 yr 6.0–8.0 15–35 4–8 t
Karanj (Pongamia) Jun–Jul 5–7 yr 6.5–8.5 20–38 3–6 t
Mahua Jun–Jul 8–12 yr 6.0–7.5 20–40 2–4 t
Sesame (Til) Jun–Jul, Feb–Mar 80–95 5.5–8.0 25–32 0.6–1 t
Rapeseed (Toria) Sep–Oct 85–100 6.0–7.5 10–25 1–1.5 t
Camelina Oct–Nov 85–100 6.0–7.5 10–22 1–1.5 t
Soybean Jun–Jul 90–110 6.0–7.5 20–30 2–2.5 t
Sunflower Oct–Nov, Jan–Feb 90–110 6.5–8.0 20–28 1.5–2 t
Niger Jul–Aug 90–110 5.5–7.0 18–28 0.4–0.6 t
Groundnut Jun–Jul 100–130 6.0–7.0 25–30 2–2.5 t
Hempseed Jun–Jul 100–120 6.0–7.5 15–27 1–1.5 t
Peanut Jun–Jul 100–130 6.0–7.0 25–32 2–3 t

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