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Maize vs Wheat

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 Wheat

Measure Maize Wheat
Season Kharif · Rabi Rabi
Sowing window Jun–Jul, Oct–Nov Nov–Dec
Days to harvest 90–110 120–150
Spacing 60 × 20 cm 22 cm rows
Soil pH 5.5–7.5 6.0–7.5
Water 500–800 400–650
Temperature °C 21–30 15–25
Seed rate 18–20 kg 100–125 kg
Yield 5–8 t 4–5 t
Watch for Fall armyworm, stem borer Yellow rust, aphid, termite

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