Fodder radish MOHIKAN

Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis L.

A diploid fodder radish ideally suitable for green manure, soil biofumigation

  • Low plants
  • Very fast soil coverage after sowing
  • Excellent weed control
  • Very low tendency to flower, despite of strong early mass formation
  • Ideal for green manure
  • A deep root system loosens strongly compacted soil layers
  • Provides the soil with important organic matter
  • Reduces free-living nematodes (but does not kill beet cyst nematodes)
  • Due to low tendency to flower, it does not produce seeds even when sown early
  • Can be grown both alone and in mixtures
  • Suitable for later sown intercrop mixes
  • Initial formation of green mass – fast (6 points)
  • Tendency to bloom – 3 points
  • Tendency to lodging – 3 points
  • Petal colour – 63 % white and 37 % purple
  • The colour of the roots – white

* Source: Bundessortenamt (Federal Plant Variety Office), Germany, 2020 (where 1: very early, short, weak / 5: medium / 9: very late, long, strong)

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam


Recommended sowing rate when growing for seed production: 10-14 kg/ha, interrow spacing – 12-15 cm

Recommended sowing rate when growing for green manure: 25-30 kg/ha