Papaya, Papita (Hybrid)- Plant

Papaya plants can be male, female, or bisexual. Papaya is a perennial plant. Rarely, the seeds fail to germinate because seed viability is completely lost in about 50 days. The seed rate is 250 to 300 gm/hectare. It comes to fruit in a year.

Planting And Care

• Avoid sandy and sticky or heavy clay soils.
• Apply fertilizer twice a year, first at the beginning of monsoon and second in the later part.
• For the attack of spider mites, aphids, grasshoppers use the prophylactic sprays.