Maize vs Popcorn
Both are Cereal. 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.
Maize
Popcorn
| Measure | Maize | Popcorn |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Kharif · Rabi | Kharif · Rabi |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul, Oct–Nov | Jun–Jul, Oct |
| Days to harvest | 90–110 | 95–115 |
| Spacing | 60 × 20 cm | 60 × 20 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–7.5 | 5.8–7.0 |
| Water | 500–800 | 500–700 |
| Temperature °C | 21–30 | 21–30 |
| Seed rate | 18–20 kg | 8–10 kg |
| Yield | 5–8 t | 2.5–3.5 t |
| Watch for | Fall armyworm, stem borer | Fall armyworm, stem borer |