Root yield and quality of radish as affected by sowing dates and spacing

Abstract

Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) is fast-maturing, easy-togrow root vegetable in both tropical and temperate regions. There are many agronomic factors influencing radish root production the important ones are proper time of sowing and optimum plant density. Though the suitable time of sowing varies with the locality, early planting helped in producing of higher yields and quality than late planting. Effect of plant density on yield parameters may be due to competition of plants for available nutrients, light and water. It is very difficult to raise the good quality radish roots because of excessive forking, splitting, cracking and pithiness, which is highly influenced by spacing and time of sowing. Hence, selection of optimum sowing time and spacing are key factors for successful radish production