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Finger Millet (Ragi) vs Sorghum (Jowar)

Both are Millet. 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.

Finger Millet (Ragi) Sorghum (Jowar)

Measure Finger Millet (Ragi) Sorghum (Jowar)
Season Kharif Kharif · Rabi
Sowing window Jun–Jul Jun–Jul, Sep–Oct
Days to harvest 100–120 100–120
Spacing 30 × 10 cm 45 × 15 cm
Soil pH 5.0–7.5 6.0–7.5
Water 400–600 400–600
Temperature °C 20–30 26–32
Seed rate 10–12 kg 10–12 kg
Yield 2–3 t 2.5–4 t
Watch for Blast, stem borer Shoot fly, midge, downy mildew
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Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Proso Millet Jun–Jul, Feb 60–75 5.5–7.5 20–30 1–1.5 t
Browntop Millet Jun–Jul 60–75 5.5–7.5 25–33 0.8–1.2 t
Japanese Millet Jun–Jul 60–80 5.5–7.5 22–32 1.5–2 t
Foxtail Millet Jun–Jul 70–90 5.5–7.0 20–30 1.5–2 t
Little Millet Jun–Jul 70–90 5.5–7.5 22–32 0.8–1.2 t
Pearl Millet (Bajra) Jun–Jul 75–90 6.5–7.8 25–35 2–3 t
Barnyard Millet Jun–Jul 75–90 5.5–7.0 22–30 1–1.5 t
Sorghum (Jowar) Jun–Jul, Sep–Oct 100–120 6.0–7.5 26–32 2.5–4 t
Finger Millet (Ragi) Jun–Jul 100–120 5.0–7.5 20–30 2–3 t
Kodo Millet Jun–Jul 100–120 5.5–7.5 25–32 1–1.5 t

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