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Hedge Lucerne vs Lucerne (Alfalfa)

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.

Hedge Lucerne Lucerne (Alfalfa)

Measure Hedge Lucerne Lucerne (Alfalfa)
Season Perennial Perennial
Sowing window Jun–Jul Oct–Nov
Days to harvest 75–90 45 per cut
Spacing 50 × 30 cm 30 cm rows
Soil pH 6.0–7.5 6.5–7.5
Water 600–900 600–900
Temperature °C 20–35 15–30
Seed rate 10–12 kg 12–15 kg
Yield 80–100 t 80–100 t green
Watch for Leaf spot, aphid Wilt, 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

8 more in this list. All 538 crops, with every column → The sowing year →