Oil Seed Radish

 

Crop Type:  Cool season broadleaf
Erosion Reduction: Poor
Nutrient cycling: Good
Nitrogen fixing: No
Quick growth:  
Weed suppression: Good
Reduce compaction: Good
Increase S.O.M. Poor
C:N Ratio: Low
Mycorrhizal fungi: No
Seed size: Fair
Seeding rate: 10lbs
Seed cost:  
Seeding depth: 0.25-0.5 in
Rooting depth Deep
Water use: High
Supplemental hay: Poor
Supplemental grazing: Good

Click here to view a week by week photo gallery of oil seed radish in the Berns' 2008 cover crop research plot.