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Oil Palm vs Sugarcane

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Oil Palm Sugarcane

Measure	Oil Palm	Sugarcane
Season	Perennial	Perennial
Sowing window	Jun–Sep (planting)	Oct–Nov, Feb–Mar
Days to harvest	3–4 yr to bear	300–365
Spacing	9 m triangular	90–120 cm rows
Soil pH	5.0–7.0	6.5–7.5
Water	2000–2500	1500–2500
Temperature °C	24–32	20–35
Seed rate	143 palms	35–40 k setts
Yield	20–25 t FFB	80–100 t
Watch for	Rhinoceros beetle, bud rot	Early shoot borer, red rot, woolly aphid

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Crop	Sow	Days	pH	Temp °C	Yield
Pyrethrum	Sep–Oct	2–3 yr	5.5–7.0	10–22	0.8–1.5 t
Tea	Jun–Aug (planting)	3–4 yr to pluck	4.5–5.5	18–30	2–3 t made tea
Coffee	Jun–Jul (planting)	3–4 yr to bear	6.0–6.5	15–28	1–1.5 t clean
Cashew	Jun–Jul (planting)	3–4 yr to bear	5.5–7.0	20–35	1–1.5 t nuts
Cocoa	Jun–Jul (planting)	3–4 yr to bear	5.5–7.0	20–30	1–1.5 t dry bean
Oil Palm	Jun–Sep (planting)	3–4 yr to bear	5.0–7.0	24–32	20–25 t FFB
Bamboo	Jun–Jul	4–6 yr	5.0–7.0	18–35	8–15 t
Coconut	Jun–Jul (planting)	5–6 yr to bear	5.5–7.5	20–32	80–120 nuts/palm
Arecanut	Jun–Jul (planting)	5–7 yr to bear	5.5–7.0	20–32	2–3 t dry kernel
Palmarosa	Jun–Jul	5–6 mo	6.0–8.0	20–35	15–25 t
Rubber	Jun–Jul (planting)	6–7 yr to tap	4.5–6.0	25–34	1.5–2 t dry rubber
Citronella	Jun–Jul	6–8 mo	5.5–7.5	20–32	20–30 t
Betel Vine	Jun–Jul	6–8 mo	6.5–7.5	20–32	50–60 lakh leaves
Rattan	Jun–Jul	7–10 yr	4.5–6.5	22–32	2–4 t

Crop

Sow

Days

Temp °C

Yield

Pyrethrum

Sep–Oct

2–3 yr

5.5–7.0

10–22

0.8–1.5 t

Tea

Jun–Aug (planting)

3–4 yr to pluck

4.5–5.5

18–30

2–3 t made tea

Coffee

Jun–Jul (planting)

3–4 yr to bear

6.0–6.5

15–28

1–1.5 t clean

Cashew

Jun–Jul (planting)

3–4 yr to bear

5.5–7.0

20–35

1–1.5 t nuts

Cocoa

Jun–Jul (planting)

3–4 yr to bear

5.5–7.0

20–30

1–1.5 t dry bean

Oil Palm

Jun–Sep (planting)

3–4 yr to bear

5.0–7.0

24–32

20–25 t FFB

Bamboo

Jun–Jul

4–6 yr

5.0–7.0

18–35

8–15 t

Coconut

Jun–Jul (planting)

5–6 yr to bear

5.5–7.5

20–32

80–120 nuts/palm

Arecanut

Jun–Jul (planting)

5–7 yr to bear

5.5–7.0

20–32

2–3 t dry kernel

Palmarosa

Jun–Jul

5–6 mo

6.0–8.0

20–35

15–25 t

Rubber

Jun–Jul (planting)

6–7 yr to tap

4.5–6.0

25–34

1.5–2 t dry rubber

Citronella

Jun–Jul

6–8 mo

5.5–7.5

20–32

20–30 t

Betel Vine

Jun–Jul

6–8 mo

6.5–7.5

20–32

50–60 lakh leaves

Rattan

Jun–Jul

7–10 yr

4.5–6.5

22–32

2–4 t

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