Radish(Raphanus sativus L.)is a vegetable with a tuberous root that is consumed globally.A new type of radish was studied here which was a hybrid of Wuqing radish and potherb mustard(Brassica juneea var crispifolia.).This type of radish is identified as both the tuberous roots and leaves can be consumed called dual-use radish.The dual use radish is superior in terms of yield and nutritional quality by compared with that of Wuqing radish and potherb mustard.After 79 days of growth,the roots and leaves of the dual-use radish weighed 4595 kg/mu and 3963 kg/mu,respectively.The dual-use radish has obvious phenotypes containing potherb mustards leaf and radishs root via morphological analysis.Further study showed that it is a mutated radish by karyotype analysis and SSR polymorphism detection.The dual-use radish has 18 chromosomes,as does radish.In addition,SSR marker analysis of dual-use radish indicated no bands in common with potherb mustard.In any case,this dual-use radish has considerable potential to become a new,economically important radish cultivar.