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Water Chestnut vs Watercress

Both are Aquatic. 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.

Water Chestnut Watercress

Measure Water Chestnut Watercress
Season Kharif Perennial
Sowing window Jun–Jul Sep–Oct
Days to harvest 150–180 50–70
Spacing 150 × 150 cm 20 × 15 cm
Soil pH 6.5–7.5 6.5–7.5
Water Ponded 50–100 cm Flowing water
Temperature °C 20–32 10–20
Seed rate 150–200 kg Cuttings
Yield 6–10 t 20–30 t
Watch for Leaf beetle, aphid Leaf spot, aphid
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Crop Sow Days pH Temp °C Yield
Water Lily Mar–Apr 3–4 mo 6.0–7.5 18–32 Ornamental
Lotus Mar–Apr 5–7 mo 6.0–7.5 20–32 2–3 lakh blooms
Cattail Mar–Apr 12–18 mo 5.5–7.5 15–32 20–30 t
Giant Swamp Taro Jun–Jul 18–24 mo 5.5–7.0 22–32 20–35 t
Water Spinach Jun–Jul 40–60 5.5–7.0 22–32 25–40 t
Watercress Sep–Oct 50–70 6.5–7.5 10–20 20–30 t
Arrowhead Apr–May 120–150 6.0–7.5 18–30 8–12 t
Makhana (Foxnut) Dec–Feb 150–180 6.0–7.5 20–35 1.5–2.5 t
Water Chestnut Jun–Jul 150–180 6.5–7.5 20–32 6–10 t
Lotus Root Mar–Apr 150–210 6.0–7.5 20–32 15–25 t

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