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Lotus vs Water Spinach

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.

Lotus Water Spinach

Measure Lotus Water Spinach
Season Kharif Kharif
Sowing window Mar–Apr Jun–Jul
Days to harvest 5–7 mo 40–60
Spacing 200 × 150 cm 30 × 20 cm
Soil pH 6.0–7.5 5.5–7.0
Water Ponded 40–80 cm Flooded
Temperature °C 20–32 22–32
Seed rate Rhizomes Cuttings
Yield 2–3 lakh blooms 25–40 t
Watch for Leaf spot, aphid Leaf beetle, white rust

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Other aquatic, side by side

Everything in the same group, on the figures that decide what to plant.

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

All 538 crops, with every column → The sowing year →