Cotton vs Flax
Both are Fibre. 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.
Cotton
Flax
| Measure | Cotton | Flax |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Kharif | Rabi |
| Sowing window | May–Jun | Oct–Nov |
| Days to harvest | 160–200 | 110–130 |
| Spacing | 90 × 60 cm | 20 cm rows |
| Soil pH | 6.0–8.0 | 5.5–7.0 |
| Water | 700–1200 | 350–500 |
| Temperature °C | 21–30 | 10–25 |
| Seed rate | 1.5–2.5 kg (Bt) | 80–100 kg |
| Yield | 2–3 t seed cotton | 1.5–2.5 t fibre |
| Watch for | Pink bollworm, whitefly, jassid | Rust, wilt |