Agriculture Oneliner Part Four
Papaya Varieties and Characteristics:
Papaya plants exhibit two main types: diocious and dioecious. Varieties include:
Hawaian (Solo Types): Hermaphrodite with smaller fruits, around 1 lb in weight.
Mexican or “Fruta Bomba”:Dioecious with larger fruits, reaching up to 10 lbs in weight.
Papaya Diseases and Pests:
Papaya Leaf Curl: Caused by whiteflies.
Papaya Ring Spot: Associated with aphids.
Notable Papaya Varieties:
Madhubindu: Suitable for table consumption and processing.
Corg Honeydew: A gynodiocious variety.
Pusa Dwarf: Dioecious variety.
Para Majesty: High papain content, gynodiocious.
Other Relevant Information:
Propagation: Papaya can be propagated through T-budding or shield budding, similar to citrus, rose, and ber Jamit.
Copicing: Grass cutting near ground level.
Pollarding: Cutting above ground, typically around 2m high.
Seed Treatment: FIR method involving fungicide, insecticide, and rhizobium application.
Blanket Flower (Galardia) and Carnation: Important cut flowers.
Rose Preservation: Increasing shelf life by placing them in sucrose water (pulsing).
Vitamin in Chilli: Primarily Vitamin ‘K’.
B12 (Cyanocobalamin): Associated with the nervous system.
Gul Kand Ratio: 1:1 petal to sugar ratio.
Seed Tagging:
Nucleus Seed: No tag color.
Breeder Seed: Golden yellow color, no certification required.
Foundation Seed: White tag, mother seed.
Registered Seed: Purple tag.
Certified Seed: Blue tag, available for general distribution.
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