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Chitrak vs Vetiver (Khus)

Both are Medicinal. 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.

Chitrak Vetiver (Khus)

Measure Chitrak Vetiver (Khus)
Season Perennial Perennial
Sowing window Jun–Jul Jun–Jul
Days to harvest 18–24 mo 540–600
Spacing 60 × 45 cm 60 × 45 cm
Soil pH 6.0–7.5 5.5–8.0
Water 700–1000 800–1200
Temperature °C 20–32 20–35
Seed rate Cuttings 35 k slips
Yield 2–3 t 20–25 kg oil
Watch for Root rot, mealybug Root borer, leaf blight

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Everything in the same group, on the figures that decide what to plant.

Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Jatamansi Apr–May 2–3 yr 5.5–6.5 5–20 1–1.5 t
Manjishtha Jun–Jul 2–3 yr 6.0–7.5 15–28 2–3 t
Gudmar Jun–Jul 2–3 yr 6.0–7.5 20–32 1.5–2.5 t
Kutki Apr–May 2–3 yr 5.5–6.5 5–18 0.8–1.2 t
Pushkarmool Apr–May 2 yr 6.0–7.5 10–24 1.5–2.5 t
Vidanga Jun–Jul 3–4 yr 5.5–7.0 20–32 0.8–1.5 t
Mulethi (Liquorice) Feb–Mar 3–4 yr 6.0–8.2 15–30 4–6 t
Daruharidra Feb–Mar 4–5 yr 5.5–7.0 10–25 2–3 t
Brahmi Jun–Jul 4–6 mo 5.5–7.0 20–32 10–15 t
Bilva (Bael) Jul–Aug 5–7 yr 6.0–8.0 20–38 10–15 t
Neem Jun–Jul 5–8 yr 6.0–8.5 20–40 2–4 t
Ashoka Jul–Aug 6–8 yr 5.5–7.0 20–35 1.5–3 t
Lodhra Jul–Aug 6–8 yr 5.5–7.0 18–32 1.5–2.5 t
Haritaki Jul–Aug 8–10 yr 5.5–7.5 20–35 1.5–3 t

28 more in this list. All 538 crops, with every column → The sowing year →