ABSTRACT

With coverage that ranges from basic information to advanced research, Papaya: Biology, Cultivation, Production and Uses pulls together the vast literature scattered over various sources into one practical resource. The book provides a solid review of papaya biology, production, and uses supported by color photographs and illustrations. It covers p

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction and Uses

chapter 2|42 pages

Botany and Improvement

chapter 3|4 pages

Climate and Soil

chapter 4|10 pages

Cultural Practices

chapter 5|12 pages

Propagation and Layout

chapter 6|6 pages

Nutrition

chapter 7|4 pages

Irrigation

chapter 8|8 pages

Seed Production

chapter 9|14 pages

Pests and Birds

chapter 10|14 pages

Diseases

chapter 11|8 pages

Physiological Disorders

chapter 12|8 pages

Unfruitfulness

chapter 13|10 pages

Papain

chapter 14|12 pages

Fruiting, Harvesting and Post-Harvest

chapter 15|6 pages

Marketing and Economics

chapter 16|20 pages

Papaya as Medicaments

chapter 17|10 pages

Protected Cultivation

chapter 18|16 pages

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