Papaya
Contents: 1. Foreword 2. Preface 3. Introduction 4. Origin and history 5. Botany and classification--species and their relationship 6. Genetic resources and their conservation 7. Genetics and cytogenetics 8. Breeding for improvement 9. Varieties of papaya 10. Propagation, tissue culture and biotechnology 11. Soil with special reference to pH 12. Climate 13. Production technology 14. Parthenocarpy and unfruitfulness in papaya 15. Ripening, harvesting and yield 16. Grading, packing and storing 17. Marketing in India, ASEAN and Hawaii 18. Diseases 19. Pests and their control 20. Post-harvest physiological disorders 21. Constraints in papaya production 22. Seed production, storage and germination 23. Use of plant growth regulators in papaya 24. Papain production 25. Natural compounds in papaya 26. Papaya utilization and products of papaya 27. Economics of cultivation 28. Bibliography 29. Terminology 30. Subject-index.
Papaya, a major fruit crop of the tropical world, is easy in cultivation and gives quick return. In tropical countries the research and development activities are being conducted to improve the production of papaya and diversify its multipurpose uses.
The information on papaya production, industrial development, and botany viz genetics, cytogenetics, plant physiology, plant-protection, biochemistry, and food technology is scattered in various horticultural, botanical, agricultural and food technological publications and journals. There is need to gather all information and bring out it .in a single spine. Therefore this monograph, papaya is prepared. This has 3 major parts and 27 chapters. The first part deals with the knowledge of botany, genetics, cytogenetics and breeding alongwith genetic resources which can be useful to students, scientists and all those working in research organizations. The second part includes papaya production technology which can be specially useful to growers and extension workers. The third part is related to post-harvest technology which can be useful to industrialists and businessmen engaged in papaya-based ventures in the country.
Papaya, a major fruit crop of the tropical world, is easy in cultivation and gives quick return. In tropical countries the research and development activities are being conducted to improve the production of papaya and diversify its multipurpose uses.
The information on papaya production, industrial development, and botany viz genetics, cytogenetics, plant physiology, plant-protection, biochemistry, and food technology is scattered in various horticultural, botanical, agricultural and food technological publications and journals. There is need to gather all information and bring out it .in a single spine. Therefore this monograph, papaya is prepared. This has 3 major parts and 27 chapters. The first part deals with the knowledge of botany, genetics, cytogenetics and breeding alongwith genetic resources which can be useful to students, scientists and all those working in research organizations. The second part includes papaya production technology which can be specially useful to growers and extension workers. The third part is related to post-harvest technology which can be useful to industrialists and businessmen engaged in papaya-based ventures in the country.
