Oil Palm vs Tobacco
Both are Plantation. 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.
Oil Palm
Tobacco
| Measure | Oil Palm | Tobacco |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Rabi |
| Sowing window | Jun–Sep (planting) | Sep–Oct |
| Days to harvest | 3–4 yr to bear | 110–130 |
| Spacing | 9 m triangular | 90 × 60 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.0–7.0 | 5.5–6.5 |
| Water | 2000–2500 | 400–600 |
| Temperature °C | 24–32 | 20–30 |
| Seed rate | 143 palms | 250–300 g |
| Yield | 20–25 t FFB | 1.5–2.5 t cured |
| Watch for | Rhinoceros beetle, bud rot | Aphid, budworm, black shank |