Lemongrass vs Shankhapushpi
Both are Medicinal. 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.
Lemongrass
Shankhapushpi
| Measure | Lemongrass | Shankhapushpi |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Kharif |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Jun–Jul |
| Days to harvest | 90 per cut | 120–150 |
| Spacing | 60 × 45 cm | 30 × 20 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–7.5 | 6.0–7.5 |
| Water | 800–1200 | 500–700 |
| Temperature °C | 20–32 | 18–32 |
| Seed rate | 35 k slips | 3–4 kg |
| Yield | 15–20 t herb | 1.5–2.5 t |
| Watch for | Leaf blight, rust | Leaf spot, aphid |