Neem vs Vetiver (Khus)
Both are Medicinal. 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.
Neem
Vetiver (Khus)
| Measure | Neem | Vetiver (Khus) |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Jun–Jul |
| Days to harvest | 5–8 yr | 540–600 |
| Spacing | 6 × 6 m | 60 × 45 cm |
| Soil pH | 6.0–8.5 | 5.5–8.0 |
| Water | 400–1000 | 800–1200 |
| Temperature °C | 20–40 | 20–35 |
| Seed rate | Nursery | 35 k slips |
| Yield | 2–4 t | 20–25 kg oil |
| Watch for | Scale, dieback | Root borer, leaf blight |