Traditional Practices in Agriculture FULL - ANGOC Site

1. Growing tip is nipped to obtain fruits with more weight and
size.
2. Time of harvest is indicated by the colour change at the base
of fruits from green to yellow.
h. Papaya (Carica papaya)
It is a very common fruit
that is consumed daily as
that of banana. It is rich in
Vitamins A and C. It cannot
tolerate low temperature
and comes up well under
warm climate. Strong winds
are highly detrimental to the
crop as the hallow stems break easily. Occasional thinning of fruits
is necessary to prevent over crowding. Low growing vegetables can
be grown as intercrops in papaya. Papaya itself can be grown as a
filler crop in plantations of other crops where the spacing is wide
enough.
Papaya is not a hermaphrodite and the plant is unisexual. Male
plants do not bear any fruit and the function of the male flower is
only pollination. Therefore, in papaya gardens it is necessary to
have one male plant for every 12-15 female papaya plant.
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