Papaya Biology, Cultivation, Production and Uses

166 Papaya

TABLE 15.2Seed Yield and Cost of Production in Gynodioecious and Dioecious cvs., of Papaya with Hand PollinationVariety

Cross

No. of Buds Crossed/Plant

No. of Female Parent Plants/ha

No. of Crossed Fruits/ha

No. of Seeds/Fruit

Weight of Seeds/Fruit (g)

1000- Seed

Weight (g)

Seed Yield/

Plant (g)

Seed Yield (kg/ha)

Total Cost of Seed Production (Rs./ha)

Cost of Seed

Production/

kg (Rs.)

Pusa Delicious

aF

×

H

c

20

1250

25,000

233

4.1

17.6

82.0

102.5

21,875.00

213.40

Pusa Majesty

F

× H

20

1250

25,000

194

2.1

10.8

42.0

52.5

21,875.00

416.60

Pusa Giant

F

× M

b

18

2188

39,384

472

7.3

15.5

131.4

295.7

22,363.00

75.60

Pusa Dwarf

F

× M

30

2188

65,640

404

5.8

14.3

174.0

391.7

23,938.00

61.10

a

F, Female.

b

M, Male.

c

H, Hermaphrodite.