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Agriculture · Q816

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 816

Q816

Papaya is commercially propagated by

A.
Layering
B.
Cutting
C.
Budding
D.
Seed
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Papaya is commercially propagated by seed.
Papaya is commercially propagated by seed and tissue culture plants. The seed rate is 250 - 300 g/ha. The seedlings can be raised in nursery beds 3 meters long, 1 m wide and 10 cm high as well as in pots or poly bags. The optimum temperature range is 21 - 27 degrees.
The papaya tree is a fast-growing, short-lived and tropical tree.