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Foxtail Millet 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.

Foxtail Millet Sorghum (Jowar)

Measure Foxtail Millet Sorghum (Jowar)
Season Kharif Kharif · Rabi
Sowing window Jun–Jul Jun–Jul, Sep–Oct
Days to harvest 70–90 100–120
Spacing 25 × 10 cm 45 × 15 cm
Soil pH 5.5–7.0 6.0–7.5
Water 250–400 400–600
Temperature °C 20–30 26–32
Seed rate 8–10 kg 10–12 kg
Yield 1.5–2 t 2.5–4 t
Watch for Blast, shoot fly 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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