Niger vs Sunflower
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
Sunflower
| Measure | Niger | Sunflower |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Kharif | Rabi · Zaid |
| Sowing window | Jul–Aug | Oct–Nov, Jan–Feb |
| Days to harvest | 90–110 | 90–110 |
| Spacing | 30 × 10 cm | 60 × 30 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–7.0 | 6.5–8.0 |
| Water | 300–450 | 400–600 |
| Temperature °C | 18–28 | 20–28 |
| Seed rate | 5–6 kg | 8–10 kg |
| Yield | 0.4–0.6 t | 1.5–2 t |
| Watch for | Leaf spot, capsule fly | Head borer, necrosis, downy mildew |