Patchouli vs Vetiver (Khus)
Both are Medicinal. 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.
Patchouli
Vetiver (Khus)
| Measure | Patchouli | Vetiver (Khus) |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Jun–Jul |
| Days to harvest | 150 per cut | 540–600 |
| Spacing | 60 × 60 cm | 60 × 45 cm |
| Soil pH | 5.5–7.0 | 5.5–8.0 |
| Water | 1500–2000 | 800–1200 |
| Temperature °C | 22–30 | 20–35 |
| Seed rate | 28 k cuttings | 35 k slips |
| Yield | 40–60 kg oil | 20–25 kg oil |
| Watch for | Leaf blight, wilt, nematode | Root borer, leaf blight |