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Rank
# Days
Plant name
Species
Usage category
1
355
wheat
Triticum aestivum
Cereals
2
341
tea
Camellia sinensis
Stimulant plants
3
300
sugar beet
Beta vulgaris
Sugar and starch crops
4
274
coffee
Coffea arabica
Stimulant plants
5
237
tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Vegetables and leafy greens
6
235
sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Oilseeds and oil fruits
7
224
oat
Avena sativa
Cereals
8
221
onion
Allium cepa
Vegetables and leafy greens
9
220
pepper
Piper nigrum
Spice plants
10
219
cocoa
Theobroma cacao
Stimulant plants
11
198
barley
Hordeum vulgare
Cereals
12
188
lemon
Citrus limon
Fruits
13
184
capsicum, peppers
Capsicum annuum
Vegetables and leafy greens
14
175
rye
Secale cereale
Cereals
15
166
apple
Malus domestica
Fruits
16
166
grape vine
Vitis vinifera
Fruits
17
163
almond
Prunus dulcis
Fruits
18
160
potato
Solanum tuberosum
Vegetables and leafy greens
19
157
garlic
Allium sativum
Spice plants
20
153
olive
Olea europaea
Fruits
21
150
carrot
Daucus carota
Vegetables and leafy greens
22
148
corn, maize
Zea mays
Cereals
23
141
rapeseed
Brassica napus
Vegetables and leafy greens
24
138
thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Spice plants
25
133
mustard
Sinapis alba
Spice plants
26
124
walnut
Juglans regia
Fruits
27
115
rice
Oryza sativa
Cereals
28
113
parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Spice plants
29
112
orange
Citrus sinensis
Fruits
30
109
flaxseed
Linum usitatissimum
Oilseeds and oil fruits
31
107
cashew nut
Anacardium occidentale
Fruits
32
107
banana
Musa paradisiaca
Fruits
33
102
rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Spice plants
34
102
spelt
Triticum aestivum ssp. Spelta
Cereals
35
101
soybean
Glycine max
Oilseeds and oil fruits
36
96
hops
Humulus lupulus
Spice plants
37
96
coconut
Cocos nucifera
Fruits
38
95
bilberry, blueberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
Fruits
39
94
raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Fruits
40
90
strawberry
Fragaria ananassa
Fruits
41
87
basil, great basil
Ocimum basilicum
Spice plants
42
86
apricot
Prunus armeniaca
Fruits
43
85
peanut
Arachis hypogaea
Oilseeds and oil fruits
44
82
ginger
Zingiber officinale
Spice plants
45
81
hazelnut
Corylus avellana
Fruits
46
80
cinnamon
Cinnamomum verum
Spice plants
47
80
sesame
Sesamum indicum
Oilseeds and oil fruits
48
76
cucumber, gherkin
Cucumis sativus
Vegetables and leafy greens
49
75
oregano
Origanum vulgare
Spice plants
50
75
turmeric
Curcuma longa
Spice plants
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