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Questions |
Answer |
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Botanical Name |
Carica papaya |
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Family |
Caricaceae |
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Origin of Papaya |
Tropical America |
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Chromosome number |
2n = 18 |
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Inflorescence of Papaya is known as |
Cymose |
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Fruit type of Papaya is |
Fleshy Berry |
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Suitable soil pH requirement for Papaya cultivation is |
6 – 7 |
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Edible part of Papaya is |
Mesocarp |
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Yellow color of Papaya is due to |
Caricaxanthin |
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Commercially Papaya is propagated by |
Seeds |
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Papaya plants is |
Polygamous |
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Spacing requirement of Papaya crop |
2.5 m x 2.5 m |
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Alkaloid present in Papaya is |
Papain |
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Enzyme present in dried latex (Papain) of Papaya |
Papasin |
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Protein content present in Papain is |
72.2 % |
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TSS content of Papaya fruit is |
13 - 14° Brix |
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Nematode resistant variety of Papaya |
Pusa Majesty |
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Best suited irrigation method for Papaya is |
Ring basin method |
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Most serious disease of Papaya seedlings is |
Damping off |
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Papaya ring spot is a |
Viral disease |
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Papaya ring spot virus is transmitted by |
Aphids (Aphis gossypi) |
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Papaya leaf curl virus is transmitted by |
White flies |
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In India, maximum area & production of Papaya is done in |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Most limiting factor for Papaya cultivation in North India is |
Frost |
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Papaya crop is |
Thermo sensitive |
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Seeds of Papaya are enclosed by |
Gelatinous sacrotesta |
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Best suited crop for Papaya intercrop cultivation |
Mango crop |
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Mutant variety of Papaya |
Pusa Nanha |
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Pusa Nanha variety was developed using |
Gamma irradiation |
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Crude papain yeild |
600-800 kg/ha |
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Most suitable variety of Papaya for high density planting is |
Pusa Nanha |
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Viability of Papaya seeds will lost in |
45 days |
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Carica candamercens is |
Mountain papaya |
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Dioecious variety of Papaya |
Pusa Gaints Pusa dwarf Pusa Nanha |
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Gynodioecious variety of Papaya |
Pusa delicious, Pusa Majesty, Surya, Taiwan, Sunrise solo, Coorg Honey Dew |
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Hybrid varieties of Papaya |
CO-3, CO-4, CO-7 |
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Serious diseases of Papaya |
Damping off, Leaf curl, Root rot, Yellow mosaic virus |
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Serious insect pests of Papaya |
Red spider, Whitefly, Aphid |
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Uses of Papain:
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