Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Maturity Indices

Harvesting Indices

• Papaya comes to bearing with 10 months after planting.
• The economic life is only 3-4 years. Fruits are harvested when the fruit turn slight yellow in colour.
• While harvesting, fruit should not be damaged to prevent rotting.
• Manual harvesting is commonly practiced, wash the fruits with water or fungicide i.e., Benlate at 0.05per cent and pack in boxes with cushioning materials.
• After harvesting in about 5-6 days fruit ripens depending upon room temperature.
• Fruits could be stored for more than 4-5 weeks at 00C; also individual fruits are wrapped in the newspaper for ripening
• Yield: The average yield is 30-80 tons/ha.