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Japanese Millet vs Pearl Millet (Bajra)

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.

Japanese Millet Pearl Millet (Bajra)

Measure Japanese Millet Pearl Millet (Bajra)
Season Kharif Kharif
Sowing window Jun–Jul Jun–Jul
Days to harvest 60–80 75–90
Spacing 25 × 10 cm 45 × 15 cm
Soil pH 5.5–7.5 6.5–7.8
Water 350–500 350–500
Temperature °C 22–32 25–35
Seed rate 10–12 kg 4–5 kg
Yield 1.5–2 t 2–3 t
Watch for Blast, armyworm Downy mildew, ergot

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