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Mahua vs Niger

Both are Oilseed. 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.

Mahua Niger

Measure Mahua Niger
Season Perennial Kharif
Sowing window Jun–Jul Jul–Aug
Days to harvest 8–12 yr 90–110
Spacing 10 × 10 m 30 × 10 cm
Soil pH 6.0–7.5 5.5–7.0
Water 600–1200 300–450
Temperature °C 20–40 18–28
Seed rate Nursery 5–6 kg
Yield 2–4 t 0.4–0.6 t
Watch for Leaf caterpillar, borer Leaf spot, capsule fly
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Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Jojoba Jul–Aug 3–4 yr 6.0–8.0 20–35 1.5–3 t
Jatropha Jun–Jul 3–4 yr 6.0–8.5 20–38 2–4 t
Olive Jul–Aug 4–6 yr 6.0–8.0 15–35 4–8 t
Karanj (Pongamia) Jun–Jul 5–7 yr 6.5–8.5 20–38 3–6 t
Mahua Jun–Jul 8–12 yr 6.0–7.5 20–40 2–4 t
Sesame (Til) Jun–Jul, Feb–Mar 80–95 5.5–8.0 25–32 0.6–1 t
Rapeseed (Toria) Sep–Oct 85–100 6.0–7.5 10–25 1–1.5 t
Camelina Oct–Nov 85–100 6.0–7.5 10–22 1–1.5 t
Soybean Jun–Jul 90–110 6.0–7.5 20–30 2–2.5 t
Sunflower Oct–Nov, Jan–Feb 90–110 6.5–8.0 20–28 1.5–2 t
Niger Jul–Aug 90–110 5.5–7.0 18–28 0.4–0.6 t
Groundnut Jun–Jul 100–130 6.0–7.0 25–30 2–2.5 t
Hempseed Jun–Jul 100–120 6.0–7.5 15–27 1–1.5 t
Peanut Jun–Jul 100–130 6.0–7.0 25–32 2–3 t

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