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Lychee vs Papaya

Both are Fruit. 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.

Lychee Papaya

Measure Lychee Papaya
Season Perennial Year-round
Sowing window Jul–Aug Feb–Mar, Jun–Jul
Days to harvest 5–7 yr 270–300
Spacing 8 × 8 m 1.8 × 1.8 m
Soil pH 5.0–7.0 6.0–7.0
Water 1200–1800 1000–1500
Temperature °C 20–35 22–32
Seed rate Air layers 250–300 g
Yield 8–12 t 40–60 t
Watch for Litchi mite, fruit borer Ring spot virus, mealybug

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Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Mulberry Jun–Jul 1–2 yr 6.0–7.5 18–35 20–30 t leaf
Guava Jul–Aug (planting) 2–3 yr to bear 6.0–7.5 23–30 20–25 t
Grapes Jan–Feb (planting) 2–3 yr to bear 6.5–7.5 15–35 20–30 t
Pomegranate Jul–Aug (planting) 2–3 yr to bear 6.5–7.5 20–35 15–20 t
Ber (Indian Jujube) Jul–Aug (planting) 2–3 yr to bear 6.0–8.5 20–35 15–20 t
Fig Jun–Jul (planting) 2–3 yr to bear 6.0–7.5 20–32 10–15 t
Goji Berry Feb–Mar 2–3 yr 6.8–8.1 10–30 6–10 t
Lemon Jul–Aug (planting) 3–4 yr to bear 6.0–7.5 20–32 15–20 t
Peach Dec–Jan (planting) 3–4 yr to bear 6.0–7.0 12–26 10–15 t
Plum Dec–Jan (planting) 3–4 yr to bear 6.0–7.0 12–26 10–15 t
Custard Apple Jun–Jul (planting) 3–4 yr to bear 6.5–7.5 23–32 8–10 t
Soursop Jun–Jul 3–4 yr 5.5–6.5 22–32 8–12 t
Cherimoya Jun–Jul 3–5 yr 6.5–7.6 13–25 8–12 t
Atemoya Jun–Jul 3–4 yr 6.0–7.5 18–30 8–14 t

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