Index 259
Diseased plant, 245
Diseases, 111; see also Anthracnose; Papaya
ringspot virus (PRSV); Phytophthora
blight
apical necrosis, 115
bacter ia l wi lt , 116 –117
bud and fruit stalk rot, 119
col la r rot , 115 –116
d a mpi ng- of f, 118 –119
freckles, 123
leaf-blight, 121, 122
lea f cu rl, 114 –115
powder y m i ldew, 117–118
DNA amplification finger printing (DAF), 41, 255
DRDO, see Defence Research and Development
Organization (DRDO)
Dried papayas, 158–159; see also Fruit processing
Drip; see also Irrigation
irrigation, 195, 245
line, 245
Dwarf, 33, 245
mutation breeding, 40
E
Earthing up, 57–58; see also Cultural practices
Earthworms (Megascolex insignis), 106;
see also Pest
Economics, 164
constraints, 167
cost of production, 166
cost per acre, 165
Emasculation, 245
Endemic, 245
Endocarp, 245
ET, see Evapotranspiration (ET)
Ethylene, 245
Etiolation, 245
Evapotranspiration (ET), 129, 194
Exocarp, 245
F
F1, see Filial generation
F2, see Second filial generation
FAO, see Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Farmyard manure (FYM), 79; see also Nutrition
FD, see Freckle diameter (FD)
Female (F), 255
flower, 14, 15, 22; see also Floral
morphology; Sex forms
Feminisation, 245
Fermented papaya preparation (FPP), 179
Fertile, 245
Fertiliser, 244, 245
application, 81; see also Nutrition
Fertilitycontrol, 177; see also Medicinal uses
Field inspection, 245
Filial generation, 51, 245; see also Genetic diversity
FISH, see Fluorescence in situ
hybridisation (FISH)
Fleshy fruits, 245
Floral morphology, 14; see also Sex forms
description, 15–16
floral biology and pollination, 17–18
floral diagrams, 14
flower induction, 16–17
hermaphrodite flower, 15
parthenocarpy, 18
pentandria, 15
perfect flower, 15
pollinators, 18
self-incompatibility, 19
Floral visitors, see Pollinators
Flowers, 151, 244, 245
imperfect, 247
incomplete, 247
male, 22
unisexual, 252
Fluorescence in situ hybridisation
(FISH), 30, 255
Foliar feeding, 245
Folic acid, 179
Food and Agriculture Organization
( FAO), 2 45
Foot rot, see Collar rot
Foundation seed, 245
F P P, see Fermented papaya preparation (FPP)
Freckle diameter (FD), 123; see also Diseases
Free radical scavenging activity, 176–177;
see also Medicinal uses
Frost damage, 130–132; see also Physiological
disorders
Fruit, 245; see also Cultural practices; Fruit
processing; Pest; Post-harvest
management; Physiological disorders
covering, 59–60
flowering to maturity, 152
fly, 99 –10 0
fruiting, 151, 153
harvesting, 153, 154–155
latex of, 153
lumpy, 129
packaging, 153, 154
pulp, 160 -161
ripening, 152
thinning, 58
Fruit processing, 157; see also Fruit; Post-harvest
management
bu r fi, 162
canned papayas, 159–160
chut ney, 161
dried papayas, 158–159
f r uit pulp, 160 –161