Papaya Biology, Cultivation, Production and Uses

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Abbreviations

⚥ Hermaphrodite
♀ Pistillate
♂ Staminate
AFLP Amplified fragment length polymorphism
BAC Bacterial artificial chromosome
B/C ratio Benefit–cost ratio
BC 6 Sixth generation of backcrossing
BG Benzyl glucosinolate
BITC Benzyl isothiocyanate
cM Centi Morgan
CO Coimbatore
cp Coat protein
CPCT Center for Protected Cultivation Technology
DAF DNA amplification fingerprinting
DAPI 4, 6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole
DF Dengue fever
DRDO Defence Research and Development Organization
ELISA Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
F Female
Fig Figure
FISH Fluorescence in-situ hybridisation
GCA General combining ability
GE Genetically Engineered
GnHCl Guanidium hydrochloride
H Hermaphrodite
HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol
IAA Indole acetic acid
IBA Indole-3-butyric acid
ISSR Intersimple sequence repeat amplified
KNO 3 Potassium nitrate
MAS Marker-assisted selection
MH Maleic hydrazide
MS Murashige and Skoog
NEPZ North Eastern Plains Zone
PLT Platelet count
PPFD Photosynthetic photon flux density
PRSV Papaya ringspot virus
RAPD Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA
S Staminate