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Fodder Cowpea 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.

Fodder Cowpea Hedge Lucerne

Measure Fodder Cowpea Hedge Lucerne
Season Kharif Perennial
Sowing window Jun–Jul Jun–Jul
Days to harvest 55–70 75–90
Spacing 30 × 10 cm 50 × 30 cm
Soil pH 5.5–7.5 6.0–7.5
Water 300–450 600–900
Temperature °C 25–35 20–35
Seed rate 35–40 kg 10–12 kg
Yield 25–30 t green 80–100 t
Watch for Aphid, leaf spot Leaf spot, aphid

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