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=== Other uses === [[File:Rabanos2014 080.JPG|thumb|"Arte y Cultura de Oaxaca" by Jose Maria Ramirez Vasquez at the 2014 Noche de Rabanos. The display shows artisans creating [[barro negro pottery]]. ]] The seeds of radishes can be pressed to extract [[vegetable oil|radish seed oil]]. [[Wild radish]] seeds contain up to 48% oil, and while not suitable for human consumption, this oil is a potential source of [[biofuel]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Georgia looking at radish oil for biofuel market |url=http://southeastfarmpress.com/management/georgia-looking-radish-oil-biofuel-market |newspaper=Southeast Farm Press |date=2009-06-04 |access-date=2014-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808041048/http://southeastfarmpress.com/management/georgia-looking-radish-oil-biofuel-market |archive-date=2014-08-08 |url-status=live }}</ref> The daikon grows well in cool climates and, apart from its industrial use, can be used as a cover crop, grown to increase soil fertility, to scavenge nutrients, suppress weeds, help alleviate soil compaction, and prevent winter erosion of the soil.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.covercrops.msu.edu/species/radish.html |title=Oilseed radish |last1=Cavigelli |first1=Michel A. |last2=Martin |first2=Todd E. |last3=Mutch |first3=Dale R. |publisher=[[Michigan State University]] |access-date=2014-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808062407/http://www.covercrops.msu.edu/species/radish.html |archive-date=2014-08-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.covercrops.msu.edu/species/radish.html |title=Radishes: A New Cover Crop for Organic Farming Systems |date=2014-03-11 |last1=Gruver |first1=Joel |last2=Weil |first2=Ray R. |last3=White |first3=Charles |last4=Lawley |first4=Yvonne |publisher=Michigan State University |access-date=2014-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808062407/http://www.covercrops.msu.edu/species/radish.html |archive-date=2014-08-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Radi", a spiral-cut radish, served with salt and occasionally chives, is traditionally served with beer at the Bavarian [[Oktoberfest]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://atravelfortaste.com/wpblog/2015/09/23/radi-german-radish-they-eat-with-beer/ |title=Radi, the German Radish They Eat with Beer - A Travel for Taste |first=Karren Doll |last=Tolliver |publisher=travelfortaste.com |access-date=16 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905131452/http://atravelfortaste.com/wpblog/2015/09/23/radi-german-radish-they-eat-with-beer |archive-date=5 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/German_Beer_Radish_9670.php |title=German Beer Radish |publisher=specialtyproduce.com |access-date=16 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411173833/https://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/German_Beer_Radish_9670.php |archive-date=11 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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