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Water Spinach 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 Spinach Watercress

Measure Water Spinach Watercress
Season Kharif Perennial
Sowing window Jun–Jul Sep–Oct
Days to harvest 40–60 50–70
Spacing 30 × 20 cm 20 × 15 cm
Soil pH 5.5–7.0 6.5–7.5
Water Flooded Flowing water
Temperature °C 22–32 10–20
Seed rate Cuttings Cuttings
Yield 25–40 t 20–30 t
Watch for Leaf beetle, white rust 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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