Description
Book SynopsisWith 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 papaya cultivation, botany, genetics, medicinal uses, unfruitfulness, plant protection, and physiological disorders for the first time in considerable detail.
This textcomprises advanced information on agronomy, breeding, seed production technology, scientific crop management issues, and protected cultivation. It discusses papain, papaya products, source of drugs, important nutrients, anti-nutrients, and other commercial compounds produced and used for disease management. Additional background material on the production, processing, uses of papaya, considerations to be taken into account when assessing new varieties of papaya a
Table of Contents
Preface. Introduction and Uses. Botany and Improvement. Climate and Soil. Cultural Practices. Propagation and Layout. Nutrition. Irrigation. Flowering, Fruiting and Harvesting. Seed Production. Papain. Pests. Diseases. Physiological Disorders. Unfruitfulness. Economics and Marketing. Papaya as Medicaments. Protected Cultivation. Descriptors.
