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Castor vs Mustard

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 Mustard

Measure Castor Mustard
Season Kharif Rabi
Sowing window Jun–Aug Oct–Nov
Days to harvest 150–180 110–140
Spacing 90 × 60 cm 30 × 10 cm
Soil pH 5.5–7.5 6.0–7.5
Water 500–700 250–400
Temperature °C 20–30 10–25
Seed rate 5–8 kg 4–5 kg
Yield 1.5–2.5 t 1.5–2 t
Watch for Semilooper, capsule borer, wilt Aphid, white rust, alternaria

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