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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
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Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Water Lily Mar–Apr 3–4 mo 6.0–7.5 18–32 Ornamental
Lotus Mar–Apr 5–7 mo 6.0–7.5 20–32 2–3 lakh blooms
Cattail Mar–Apr 12–18 mo 5.5–7.5 15–32 20–30 t
Giant Swamp Taro Jun–Jul 18–24 mo 5.5–7.0 22–32 20–35 t
Water Spinach Jun–Jul 40–60 5.5–7.0 22–32 25–40 t
Watercress Sep–Oct 50–70 6.5–7.5 10–20 20–30 t
Arrowhead Apr–May 120–150 6.0–7.5 18–30 8–12 t
Makhana (Foxnut) Dec–Feb 150–180 6.0–7.5 20–35 1.5–2.5 t
Water Chestnut Jun–Jul 150–180 6.5–7.5 20–32 6–10 t
Lotus Root Mar–Apr 150–210 6.0–7.5 20–32 15–25 t

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