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Niger vs Olive

Both are Oilseed. 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.

Niger Olive

Measure Niger Olive
Season Kharif Perennial
Sowing window Jul–Aug Jul–Aug
Days to harvest 90–110 4–6 yr
Spacing 30 × 10 cm 6 × 6 m
Soil pH 5.5–7.0 6.0–8.0
Water 300–450 400–700
Temperature °C 18–28 15–35
Seed rate 5–6 kg Nursery
Yield 0.4–0.6 t 4–8 t
Watch for Leaf spot, capsule fly Olive fly, peacock spot

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Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Jojoba Jul–Aug 3–4 yr 6.0–8.0 20–35 1.5–3 t
Jatropha Jun–Jul 3–4 yr 6.0–8.5 20–38 2–4 t
Olive Jul–Aug 4–6 yr 6.0–8.0 15–35 4–8 t
Karanj (Pongamia) Jun–Jul 5–7 yr 6.5–8.5 20–38 3–6 t
Mahua Jun–Jul 8–12 yr 6.0–7.5 20–40 2–4 t
Sesame (Til) Jun–Jul, Feb–Mar 80–95 5.5–8.0 25–32 0.6–1 t
Rapeseed (Toria) Sep–Oct 85–100 6.0–7.5 10–25 1–1.5 t
Camelina Oct–Nov 85–100 6.0–7.5 10–22 1–1.5 t
Soybean Jun–Jul 90–110 6.0–7.5 20–30 2–2.5 t
Sunflower Oct–Nov, Jan–Feb 90–110 6.5–8.0 20–28 1.5–2 t
Niger Jul–Aug 90–110 5.5–7.0 18–28 0.4–0.6 t
Groundnut Jun–Jul 100–130 6.0–7.0 25–30 2–2.5 t
Hempseed Jun–Jul 100–120 6.0–7.5 15–27 1–1.5 t
Peanut Jun–Jul 100–130 6.0–7.0 25–32 2–3 t

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