Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America

Radish - Daikon, Lists 1-26 Combined

Edited by Al Burkett and Jewel Yates

and Jon Behling

April Cross - Vendor: Takii and Co. Characteristics: white shouldered, 60-day maturity radish, and 40-cm root length. Resistance: moderate tolerance to heat, cold.

Ball Cross - Breeder and Vendor: Takii. Characteristics: giant ball type with green neck, 15-16 cm diameter, 60-day maturity, late fall crop. Resistance: high tolerance to viruses, strong heat and cold tolerance.

California Mammoth White - Vendor: West Coast Seeds. Characteristics: fine, white, crisp, 8"long x 2" wide, mild flavor, 60 days.

Daikon Long White - Vendor: various. Characteristics: oriental type, 8"- 1' long and 3" across shoulders, cylindrical to slightly tapered, crisp white flesh, very mild, sweet flavor, 50-55 day maturity, autumn/winter cropping.

Everest - Breeder and vendor: Takii. Characteristics: tropical Chinese radish, early white neck type, late pithiness, high yielder, 55 day maturity, 35 cm long x 6 cm diameter. Resistance: high heat tolerance. Adaptation: all year round in sub-tropical and tropical areas, not suitable for spring sowing in cool areas.

Mino Spring Cross - Vendor: Sakata Seed. Characteristics: a slow bolting radish suitable for late spring growing, roots are white skinned, texture is juicy, taste is mild, high level of disease resistance.

Mino Summer Cross F-R - Breeder and vendor: Sakata Seed America. Characteristics: white neck, 45-cm long, 6-cm diameter, medium pithiness, 45-day maturity. Resistance: takes heat, Fusarium yellow and soft rot tolerant. Adaptation: summer and autumn plantings in temperate zones, tropics and sub-tropics in warmer seasons.

Minowase Summer Cross 3 - Vendor: Takii and Co. Characteristics: white shouldered, 50-day maturity radish. Resistance: high tolerance to heat, virus, Fusarium.

Miura Cross - Breeder and vendor: Sakata Seed America. Characteristics: smooth, white-skinned, sweet flesh, late pithiness, 38-cm long, uniform, 90-day maturity. Resistance: good cold tolerance, virus resistant. Adaptation: September sowing in mild winter areas, August sowing in severe cold areas.

Miyashige - Vendor: Johnny's Select Seeds. Characteristics: long, cylindrical white root with pale green band near crown, good for pickling and storage, July or early August sowing (bolts from spring seeding), 50 days.

Okura Cross - Breeder and vendor: Sakata Seed America. Characteristics: cylindrical with a pinched tip, stump-rooted, mild, crisp, late pithiness, 65 day maturity, fall crop, winter in warm areas. Resistance: tolerant to soft rot.

Omny F1 - Breeder and vendor: Sakata Seed America. Characteristics: white shouldered, all season type hybrid, slow bolting, suitable for spring sowing and glass-house culture.

Oshin - Vendor: Takii and Co. Characteristics: slow bolting, 70 day maturity, root shoulder color is light green. Resistance: strong tolerance to cold.

Relish Cross - Vendor: Takii and Co. Characteristics: green root shoulder color, root length is 38 cm, 60-day maturity. Resistance: moderate tolerance to Fusarium, strong tolerance to heat, cold.

SDA0102 F1 - Breeder: Sakata Seed America. Characteristics: green shouldered, slightly tapered root, excellent taste, slow bolting.

Spring Light - Vendor: West Coast Seeds. Characteristics: smooth skin, never cracked or rough, 5-7" long, firm white interior, not pithy, not hot, 50 days.

Spring Song - Vendor: Johnny's Select Seeds. Characteristics: hybrid, bolt resistant, long smooth, tapered white roots, winter through spring planting, 60 days.

Tama Winter - Breeder and Vendor: Takii. Characteristics: cylindrical, white neck type, 48 cm long x 8 cm diameter, 70-day maturity. Resistance: high tolerance to viruses, high cold tolerance. Adaptation: good for winter crop.

Tsukushi-Spring Cross - Vendor: Sakata Seed America. Characteristics: half-long, dense texture, slow bolting, clean bright flavor, green shoulder. Resistance: virus, black rot, and soft rot. Adaptation: heavier or shallow soils.