There is only 1 radish in the world, and there is also 1 radish in China, which is widely cultivated everywhere and is one of the main vegetable crops in China. Radish is eaten, fed and fat, regardless of variety. However, the requirements for the preservation of cultivated seeds are high. Generally, the growing plants with plump and tender fleshy roots are carefully selected and cultivated in different places to ensure the quality of seeds. The cultivation and management of feed and fertilizer are more extensive. In the long-term cultivation process, China radish has formed many types and varieties, and radish is one of the most abundant vegetables in China. The Institute of Vegetables and Flowers of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (199 1) has collected more than100 domestic radish varieties (including food and feed). 259 radish varieties were sorted out and compiled into the Catalogue of Vegetable Varieties in China.

1. Spring/summer type

There are 70 varieties, including Lanzhou Red Egg, Nanjing Poly Carrot, Penglai Spring Carrot, Heilongjiang Wuying Carrot, Xining Foreign Carrot, Chengde Liu Ye, Baoji Pheasant Red, Hohhot Whip Red, Heshun Red Crispy, Guyuan White Egg, Kashi White Egg, Yangzhou White Chicken Heart and Gaotai White Egg. Generally, seeds are sown in early spring and harvested in early summer. The growth period is 40 ~ 60 days, also known as spring radish or spring radish. This type of variety is characterized by short growth period, fast growth and strong overwintering, but most varieties have poor storage resistance. Widely cultivated in the vast area north of the Yangtze River. In the northeast, northwest and north of North China with higher latitude and altitude, the seeds are usually sown in April-May and harvested in June-July.

2. Summer and Autumn Types

There are 20 varieties, including Haian Sanzi, Hangzhou Xiaodiaobai, Leshan 60, Heshan Rake Radish, Lu 'an May Radish, Yunnan Whole Radish, Zhongwei Half Spring Radish, Summer Radish, Short Leaf 13, Nannong Fukang Radish, etc. Sow in summer and harvest in autumn. The growing period is 50 ~ 70 days, which is also called radish everywhere. This variety is characterized by short growth period, heat tolerance, or humidity tolerance, virus resistance and other diseases. It is mainly cultivated in northeast, northwest, northern North China, high latitude and high altitude areas and high temperature and rainy areas in summer.

3. Autumn and winter type

There are 190 varieties, mainly including Beijing Dahongpao, Shijiazhuang White Radish, Guangdong Locomotive, Beijing, Jinan Peijiaying, Weixianqing, Weiqing, Zhejiang Dachang, Yinan Carrot, Lvbafen, Wang, Agricultural Dahong, Suxian Dahongpao, Zaozhuang Xiaodingwoxin, Jiuquan Red Radish, Ankang Dahongpao, Zigong Egg Shell and Jiangjin. Generally, seeds are sown in late summer or early autumn, and harvested in late autumn and early winter. The growing season is mainly in autumn and early winter. This type is the main type of radish in China, with many varieties, wide cultivation, the best product quality and storage and transportation resistance. Sowing in the northern region from late June to mid-July and harvesting in late September to mid-June; In the south, the seeds are usually sown from early August to early September, and1harvested from early October to early February 165438+65438.

4. Winter and spring types

Four season radish 10 variety, 1 variety. The main varieties are Sydney Late Radish, Hanzhong Laughing Radish, Nanchang Chunfu Radish, Dechang Orchard Radish and Chengdu Qingtou Radish. Generally, it is sown in late autumn or early winter, overwintering in the open field and harvesting in February-March of the following year, so it is called winter and spring radish. This type is characterized by cold tolerance, strong winterness, late bolting, and the meat is not easy to chaff. Generally, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are sown in early September of 10 to early October of 10, and harvested in February of 12 to February-March of the following year. Although this type of variety is planted in the warm area of the south of the Yangtze River, it is winter, so its cold resistance and cold resistance are the strongest among all varieties, and it is a valuable and excellent radish germplasm resource in China.