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Chickpea (Gram) vs Cowpea

Both are Pulse. 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.

Chickpea (Gram) Cowpea

Measure Chickpea (Gram) Cowpea
Season Rabi Kharif · Zaid
Sowing window Oct–Nov Jun–Jul, Feb–Mar
Days to harvest 95–120 70–90
Spacing 30 × 10 cm 45 × 15 cm
Soil pH 6.0–8.0 5.5–7.5
Water 250–400 250–400
Temperature °C 15–25 25–35
Seed rate 75–100 kg 20–25 kg
Yield 1.5–2.5 t 1–1.5 t
Watch for Pod borer, wilt Aphid, pod borer

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