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Makhana (Foxnut) vs Water Lily

Both are Aquatic. 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.

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Makhana (Foxnut) Water Lily

Measure	Makhana (Foxnut)	Water Lily
Season	Kharif	Perennial
Sowing window	Dec–Feb	Mar–Apr
Days to harvest	150–180	3–4 mo
Spacing	125 × 125 cm	150 × 150 cm
Soil pH	6.0–7.5	6.0–7.5
Water	Ponded 60–90 cm	Ponded
Temperature °C	20–35	18–32
Seed rate	80–100 kg	Rhizomes
Yield	1.5–2.5 t	Ornamental
Watch for	Leaf spot, aphid	Aphid, leaf spot

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Crop	Sow	Days	pH	Temp °C	Yield
Water Lily	Mar–Apr	3–4 mo	6.0–7.5	18–32	Ornamental
Lotus	Mar–Apr	5–7 mo	6.0–7.5	20–32	2–3 lakh blooms
Cattail	Mar–Apr	12–18 mo	5.5–7.5	15–32	20–30 t
Giant Swamp Taro	Jun–Jul	18–24 mo	5.5–7.0	22–32	20–35 t
Water Spinach	Jun–Jul	40–60	5.5–7.0	22–32	25–40 t
Watercress	Sep–Oct	50–70	6.5–7.5	10–20	20–30 t
Arrowhead	Apr–May	120–150	6.0–7.5	18–30	8–12 t
Makhana (Foxnut)	Dec–Feb	150–180	6.0–7.5	20–35	1.5–2.5 t
Water Chestnut	Jun–Jul	150–180	6.5–7.5	20–32	6–10 t
Lotus Root	Mar–Apr	150–210	6.0–7.5	20–32	15–25 t

Crop

Sow

Days

Temp °C

Yield

Water Lily

Mar–Apr

3–4 mo

6.0–7.5

18–32

Ornamental

Lotus

Mar–Apr

5–7 mo

6.0–7.5

20–32

2–3 lakh blooms

Cattail

Mar–Apr

12–18 mo

5.5–7.5

15–32

20–30 t

Giant Swamp Taro

Jun–Jul

18–24 mo

5.5–7.0

22–32

20–35 t

Water Spinach

Jun–Jul

40–60

5.5–7.0

22–32

25–40 t

Watercress

Sep–Oct

50–70

6.5–7.5

10–20

20–30 t

Arrowhead

Apr–May

120–150

6.0–7.5

18–30

8–12 t

Makhana (Foxnut)

Dec–Feb

150–180

6.0–7.5

20–35

1.5–2.5 t

Water Chestnut

Jun–Jul

150–180

6.5–7.5

20–32

6–10 t

Lotus Root

Mar–Apr

150–210

6.0–7.5

20–32

15–25 t

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