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Fodder Beet vs Hedge Lucerne

Both are Fodder. 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.

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Fodder Beet Hedge Lucerne

Measure	Fodder Beet	Hedge Lucerne
Season	Rabi	Perennial
Sowing window	Oct–Nov	Jun–Jul
Days to harvest	150–180	75–90
Spacing	50 × 25 cm	50 × 30 cm
Soil pH	6.0–7.5	6.0–7.5
Water	500–700	600–900
Temperature °C	10–24	20–35
Seed rate	6–8 kg	10–12 kg
Yield	80–120 t	80–100 t
Watch for	Leaf spot, aphid	Leaf spot, aphid

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Crop	Sow	Days	pH	Temp °C	Yield
Lucerne (Alfalfa)	Oct–Nov	45 per cut	6.5–7.5	15–30	80–100 t green
Dhaincha	Jun–Jul	45–60	6.0–8.5	20–35	20–25 t
Berseem	Oct–Nov	50 per cut	6.5–7.5	15–25	80–100 t green
Fodder Cowpea	Jun–Jul	55–70	5.5–7.5	25–35	25–30 t green
Sudan Grass	Jun–Jul	55–70	6.0–7.5	20–35	45–60 t
Dinanath Grass	Jun–Jul	55–70	6.0–7.5	20–35	35–50 t
Fodder Oats	Oct–Nov	55–70	5.5–7.0	10–25	35–50 t green
Napier (Hybrid)	Jun–Jul	60 per cut	5.5–7.5	25–35	200–250 t green
Fodder Maize	Jun–Jul, Feb	60–70	6.0–7.5	21–30	40–50 t green
Fodder Sorghum	Jun–Jul	60–75	6.0–7.5	25–32	40–50 t green
Oats (Fodder)	Oct–Nov	60–70	5.5–7.0	15–25	35–45 t green
Para Grass	Jun–Jul	60–75	5.5–7.5	20–35	80–120 t
Rhodes Grass	Jun–Jul	60–75	5.5–8.0	20–32	40–60 t
Buffel Grass	Jun–Jul	60–80	6.0–8.5	20–38	30–45 t

Crop

Sow

Days

Temp °C

Yield

Lucerne (Alfalfa)

Oct–Nov

45 per cut

6.5–7.5

15–30

80–100 t green

Dhaincha

Jun–Jul

45–60

6.0–8.5

20–35

20–25 t

Berseem

Oct–Nov

50 per cut

6.5–7.5

15–25

80–100 t green

Fodder Cowpea

Jun–Jul

55–70

5.5–7.5

25–35

25–30 t green

Sudan Grass

Jun–Jul

55–70

6.0–7.5

20–35

45–60 t

Dinanath Grass

Jun–Jul

55–70

6.0–7.5

20–35

35–50 t

Fodder Oats

Oct–Nov

55–70

5.5–7.0

10–25

35–50 t green

Napier (Hybrid)

Jun–Jul

60 per cut

5.5–7.5

25–35

200–250 t green

Fodder Maize

Jun–Jul, Feb

60–70

6.0–7.5

21–30

40–50 t green

Fodder Sorghum

Jun–Jul

60–75

6.0–7.5

25–32

40–50 t green

Oats (Fodder)

Oct–Nov

60–70

5.5–7.0

15–25

35–45 t green

Para Grass

Jun–Jul

60–75

5.5–7.5

20–35

80–120 t

Rhodes Grass

Jun–Jul

60–75

5.5–8.0

20–32

40–60 t

Buffel Grass

Jun–Jul

60–80

6.0–8.5

20–38

30–45 t

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