Rubber 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.
Rubber
Tobacco
| Measure | Rubber | Tobacco |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Rabi |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul (planting) | Sep–Oct |
| Days to harvest | 6–7 yr to tap | 110–130 |
| Spacing | 4.9 × 4.9 m | 90 × 60 cm |
| Soil pH | 4.5–6.0 | 5.5–6.5 |
| Water | 2000–3000 | 400–600 |
| Temperature °C | 25–34 | 20–30 |
| Seed rate | 420 plants | 250–300 g |
| Yield | 1.5–2 t dry rubber | 1.5–2.5 t cured |
| Watch for | Abnormal leaf fall, pink disease | Aphid, budworm, black shank |