RADDISH Hybrid SNOW WHITE (ADVANTA)

Cultural Raddish
Season	Winter : Oct-Nov
Climate	Adapted to cool or moderate climate At 20 -25 C uptake of nutrients was greater 0 0 and dry matter content was higher, but at still higher temperature of 25 -30 C root deformation occurs. During hot weather root becomes tough & pungent before reaching edible size. It was noted that yield & quality rose with light intensity.
Nursery	Direct Sowing
Soil & Land Preparation	Best results obtained with light, friable loam soil that contains ample humus. For early crop-sandy-sandy loam, however for summer crop-cool, moist soils give good result. Usually heavy soils produce tough, misshapen roots with a number of small firbous laterals.
Seed Rate	2 kg/acre
Irrigation	Irrigate as & when required based on the soil type & the local practices.
Spacing	Row to Row : 30-45 cm & Plant to Plant : 5 cm
Fertilizer Kg/Acre	NPK-40:20:40
1st Picking	35-40 DAS
Growth Regulator	NAA -20 ppm improves yield.
Yield T/ha	16-18 T
Avg. per Fruit Weight (g)	35-40 cm L
No. of Fruits Per Plant	4-5
Harvesting:	Light irrigation may be given before harvesting to facilitate lifting of roots.
Key Points	i) Pungent flavour-volatile Isothiocyanate (trans-4-methyl-thiobutenyl Isothiocyanate) ii) Edible portion of root develops from both the primary root & hypocotyl iii) Inflorescence - Terminal raceme Fruit-indehiscent, 3-7 cm L with 6-12 seeds
Care	i) Avoid heavy soils; soil should not contain any undecomposed organic matter, because that may result in forking of roots and misshapen roots. Emergence & root shape were influenced by sowing depth, emergence % decrease with increase in depth. ii) N application decreases storability; improper / insufficient irrigation- leads to pungent & tough roots. iii) Radish has tendency to bulge out of the soil as it grows in size therefore Earthing up is recommended to produce quality roots.