Comparative Studies of Exotic Papaya Cultivars under Sub-Tropical Conditions
Comparative Studies of Exotic Papaya Cultivars under Sub-Tropical Conditions
Maryam Nasir1*, Nida Mahreen1, Muhammad Maaz Aziz1, Malik Mohsin Abbas1, Akbar Hayat Saggu2, Afzal Ansari1, M. Amna Jamil Kanwal1 and Hira Faiz1
ABSTRACT
The current changing climatic scenario cause attraction towards introduction of exotic crops. Among those crops Papaya can be adapted to agro-climatic conditions of Faisalabad, Punjab. Papaya is one of the commercial fruit crops grown throughout the world. The experiment was designed to study the adaptability of two commercial papaya cvs. viz., Red lady and Calena during the year 2019-2021. The parameters studied were plant height, canopy area, stem girth, leaf length, number of flowers, number of fruit set, number of fruits matured, average yield and fruit quality (TSS, TA, vitamin C, sugars, Total phenolic contents and antioxidants. Results showed that the vegetative growth, yield and quality of Red lady is better than Calena and it is well adapted for cultivation under climatic conditions of Punjab.
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