Commercial varieties of Radish

Name of Variety / Hybrid	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
IARI, New Delhi
Pusa Chetki	Roots medium-large, stumpy, pure white, smooth and mildly pungent. Ready in 40–50 days. Heat tolerant and suitable for sowing from mid-March to mid-August. Suitable for summer and monsoon crops. Yield 200–250 q/ha.	All over India except temperate regions
Pusa Mridula	Roots globular with bright red skin, mildly pungent. Maturity in about 25 days. Average yield 130 q/ha.	NCR
Japanese White	Roots pure white, cylindrical, smooth, 20–25 cm long, thick and mildly pungent. Medium tops with deeply cut leaves. Maturity in 55–60 days. Yield 375 q/ha.	All over India
Pusa Reshmi	Roots 30–35 cm long, smooth, white with green shoulders and mild pungency. Suitable for mid-September to October sowing. Maturity in 55–60 days. Yield 350 q/ha.	All over India
Pusa Desi	Roots white with green shoulders, tapering and pungent. Suitable for mid-August to September sowing in northern plains. Maturity 50–55 days. Yield 300 q/ha.	All over India
Pusa Himani	Roots white, 30–35 cm long with light green shoulders, crisp and mildly pungent. Suitable for December–February sowing in plains and year-round in hills except winter. Yield 325 q/ha.	All over India
IIHR, Bengaluru
Arka Nishant	Roots long, marble white with crisp texture and mild pungency. Resistant to pithiness, premature bolting, root branching and forking. Yield 35–40 t/ha.	All over India
IIVR, Varanasi
Kashi Sweta	Developed from Chetki selection. Suitable for early harvest (30–35 days). Roots 25–30 cm long, straight tapering with pointed tip. Yield 450–470 q/ha.	U.P., Punjab, Bihar and Jharkhand
Kashi Hans	Suitable for September–February planting. Harvest 40–45 days after sowing. Roots straight, tapering, 30–35 cm long. Leaves soft like spinach. Yield 430–450 q/ha.	U.P., Punjab and Jharkhand
HAU, Hisar
Hisar Sel-1	High yielding variety with medium long smooth white roots, tender and mildly pungent. Higher root:shoot ratio (1.70:1). Yield 300–325 q/ha.	Haryana
TNAU, Coimbatore
CO 1	Roots milky white, less fibrous and suitable for cultivation throughout the year. Average yield 22 t/ha.	Tamil Nadu