Papaya

Production technology - Papaya

Papaya is a popular fruit famous for its high nutritive and medicinal values. It comes early in bearing than any other fruit crop, produces fruits in less than a year and the production of fruits is quite high per unit area. The area under papaya cultivation in India increased by 63% from 45.2 thousand ha in 1991-92 to 93 thousand ha in 2011-12 and the production increased from 8 lakh tones to 26 lakh tonnes. Papaya is mostly cultivated in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

• Commercial production of Papaya (38.2KB)
• Mealybug Management in Papaya (1MB)
• High Tech Cultivation of Papaya in Open Field

Source: National Horticulture Board & National Centre for Integrated Pest Management

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