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Little Millet vs Sorghum (Jowar)

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.

Little Millet Sorghum (Jowar)

Measure Little Millet Sorghum (Jowar)
Season Kharif Kharif · Rabi
Sowing window Jun–Jul Jun–Jul, Sep–Oct
Days to harvest 70–90 100–120
Spacing 25 × 10 cm 45 × 15 cm
Soil pH 5.5–7.5 6.0–7.5
Water 250–400 400–600
Temperature °C 22–32 26–32
Seed rate 8–10 kg 10–12 kg
Yield 0.8–1.2 t 2.5–4 t
Watch for Shoot fly, grain smut Shoot fly, midge, downy mildew

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