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Papaya

Scientific Name: Carica papaya

Plant Characteristics
Variety Information
Diseases
Sources

Plant Size	30 feet
Days to Harvest	9-14 months
Harvest Crop Size	5-24 inches
Harvest Color	yellow-orange-red
Sun/Shade	Full sun
Soil pH	6-7
Temperature Range	70-90 °F
Water Requirements	40-60 inches/year
Weed Risk Assessment (Invasive > 5)	2
Toxicity	N/A
Propagation	Seed. Germinate in 10-14 days. Best to remove gelatinous coating before drying seed.
Other Info, Uses	Common growing practices include pruning and staking. Fruit characteristics and treatment vary greatly with variety. Requires hand or open pollination.

Variety Information

Varieties	Resistances, Tolerances	Variety Notes
Sunrise Solo	None	Solo Pink Flesh Papaya weighing about 16-20 ounces with a nice aroma and sweet flavor. Most popular variety grown worldwide.
Sunset Solo	None	Solo Pink Flesh Papaya about 15% smaller than Sunrise weighing about 14-20 ounces, but with a firmer texture for longer shelf life.
Waimanalo Low Bearing		Waimanalo Papaya (X-77) is a yellow flesh solo papaya, which bears low to the ground initially. It is larger than Sunrise weighing 22-32 ounces

Choose a Symptom

Seedling		"Anthracnose of papaya" by Scot Nelson is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Whole Plant	Powdery spots on fruit and leaves Black spots on fruit and leaves
Stems
Leaves	Spots on leaves Distortion of leaves
Fruit	Spots on fruit

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