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Oats vs Rye

Both are Cereal. 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.

Oats Rye

Measure Oats Rye
Season Rabi Rabi
Sowing window Oct–Nov Oct–Nov
Days to harvest 100–120 120–150
Spacing 22 cm rows 20 cm rows
Soil pH 5.5–7.0 5.0–7.0
Water 350–500 350–500
Temperature °C 15–25 10–22
Seed rate 80–100 kg 100–120 kg
Yield 2.5–3.5 t 2.5–3.5 t
Watch for Rust, aphid Ergot, aphid

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Other cereal, side by side

Everything in the same group, on the figures that decide what to plant.

Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Fonio Jun–Jul 70–90 5.0–6.5 25–32 0.6–1 t
Buckwheat Sep–Oct 75–90 5.0–7.0 15–25 1–1.5 t
Maize Jun–Jul, Oct–Nov 90–110 5.5–7.5 21–30 5–8 t
Grain Amaranth Jun–Jul, Oct 90–110 5.5–7.5 20–30 1–1.5 t
Quinoa Oct–Nov 90–120 6.0–8.5 15–25 1.5–2.5 t
Teff Jul 90–120 5.5–7.5 18–28 1–1.8 t
Popcorn Jun–Jul, Oct 95–115 5.8–7.0 21–30 2.5–3.5 t
Oats Oct–Nov 100–120 5.5–7.0 15–25 2.5–3.5 t
Wild Rice Apr–May 100–120 6.0–7.5 18–28 0.8–1.5 t
Barley Nov–Dec 110–130 6.5–8.0 12–25 3–4 t
Hull-less Barley Nov–Dec 110–130 6.5–8.0 12–25 2.5–3.5 t
Canary Grass Nov 110–130 6.0–7.5 12–25 1–1.5 t
Rice Jun–Jul 120–150 5.5–6.5 22–32 4–6 t
Wheat Nov–Dec 120–150 6.0–7.5 15–25 4–5 t

6 more in this list. All 538 crops, with every column → The sowing year →