Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Raphanus sativus


The Raphanus sativus is an edible root vegetable of the order Brassicales, commonly known as the Radish. It contains a number of beneficial nutrients and minerals such as ascorbic acid, folic acid, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, copper, calcium.

Radish is a fast growing annual that grows to 0.5 m tall. It prefers moist soils with some sunlight. There are several varieties which give rise radish with different shape, color, flesh color and more.

It was introduced into Australia.

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