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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
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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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