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Maize vs Teff

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 Teff

Measure Maize Teff
Season Kharif · Rabi Kharif
Sowing window Jun–Jul, Oct–Nov Jul
Days to harvest 90–110 90–120
Spacing 60 × 20 cm Broadcast
Soil pH 5.5–7.5 5.5–7.5
Water 500–800 350–500
Temperature °C 21–30 18–28
Seed rate 18–20 kg 8–12 kg
Yield 5–8 t 1–1.8 t
Watch for Fall armyworm, stem borer Lodging, rust

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