Giant Swamp Taro vs Lotus Root
Both are Aquatic. 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.
Giant Swamp Taro
Lotus Root
| Measure | Giant Swamp Taro | Lotus Root |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Kharif |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Mar–Apr |
| Days to harvest | 18–24 mo | 150–210 |
| Spacing | 150 × 150 cm | 200 × 150 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–7.0 | 6.0–7.5 |
| Water | Marshy | Ponded 40–80 cm |
| Temperature °C | 22–32 | 20–32 |
| Seed rate | Suckers | Rhizomes |
| Yield | 20–35 t | 15–25 t |
| Watch for | Leaf blight, corm rot | Leaf spot, aphid |