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aomaru koshin daikon Aomaru Koshin Daikon

Raphanus sativus

A variety of daikon

How to sow aomaru koshin daikon: Direct seed outdoors

Sun requirement for aomaru koshin daikon: Plant in Full Sun

A round, easy-to-grow daikon with white skin and a green shoulder above ground; the flesh has a bright pink pattern that cooks to an even pink. Eaten raw, pickled or cooked like other daikon. Sow in trays in autumn or early spring, prick out at 2.5 cm and transplant at 6 cm high, 10 to 15 cm apart on the diagonal.

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Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less

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Ecological requirements

Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Raphanus sativus Bailey

Family / Taxonomy Magnoliopsida
Dilleniidae
Capparales
Cruciferae
Optimal temperature 12 - 26 °C
Absolute temperature 10 - 37 °C
Optimal rainfall 1000 - 1500 mm/year
Absolute rainfall 800 - 2800 mm/year
Optimal soil pH 6.0 - 7.0
Absolute soil pH 4.3 - 8.3
Crop cycle 50 - 80 days
Life form herb
Life span annual
Habit erect
Optimal soil depth deep (>>150 cm)
Optimal soil texture medium, light
Optimal soil fertility high
Optimal soil drainage well (dry spells)
Optimal soil salinity low (<4 dS/m)
Photoperiod short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Optimal light clear skies

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) ECOCROP, the crop ecological requirements database. Version 1. https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/ecocrop. Accessed through the CGIAR Climate Action Data Hub, https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/catalog/ecocrop_1/.

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