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purple daikon Purple Daikon

Raphanus sativus

A variety of daikon

How to sow purple daikon: Direct seed outdoors

Sun requirement for purple daikon: Plant in Full Sun

Purple daikon radishes are very versatile. Slightly milder than most daikon, but still with a spicy kick. They are great sliced into a salad, chopped and roasted in the oven, or added to soups or stews.

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Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less
10 weeks median lifespan

First harvest expected

7 weeks after planting

Grown for

bulb harvested 1 time

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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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