Papaya questions and answers
Horticulture
Papaya
Question | Answer | |
1 | Botanical name ? | Carica papaya |
2 | Family ? | Caricaceae |
3 | Origin ? | Tropical America (Mexico) |
4 | Chromosome number? | 2n=18 |
5 | Soil pH? | 6-7 |
6 | Suitable climate? | Tropical |
7 | Optimum range of temp.? |
22-26°C |
8 | Fruit type? | Fleshy Berry |
9 | It is mostly——- , but hemaphrodite forms Occur? | Dioecious |
10 | Inflorescence known as ? | Cymose |
11 | Edible part ? | Mesocarp |
12 | Yellow colour due to ? | Caricaxanthin |
13 | Plant susceptible to ? | 1)Water logging 2)Frost |
14 | Plant are? | Day neutral plant, Dioecious, Polygamous, Cross pollinated |
15 | Commercially propagated by ? | Seed |
16 | Seed rate? | Gynodioecious-250-300 gram Dioecious 400-500 gram |
17 | Seed in 1 gram ? | 20 seed |
18 | In India, papaya was introduced——– by the during 1611? | Portuguese |
19 | Planting time ?AgriExam.com |
July-August Sep.-Oct. Feb.-March |
20 | Flowering time? | July- Sept |
21 | Fruiting time? | Feb- June |
22 | Papaya is commonly known as? | Melon tree |
Question | Answer | |
1 | Which is the most limiting factor in papaya cultivation in north India? | Frost |
2 | Papaya is a which type plant? | polygamous plant |
3 | Which is obtained from papaya, is utilized as a diuretic and heart stimulant? | Carpine |
4 | Papaya is a crop? | thermo sensitive |
5 | Carica candamarcens is? | Mountain papaya |
6 | Highest productivity of papaya after? | Banana |
7 | Sunrise solo type of papaya produce? | No male plants. |
8 | Seed are enclosed in? | Gelatinous sarcotesta |
9 | India has which rank in papaya production in the world? | 4th |
10 |
Papaya fruits rank ——in the content of vitamin A (in the form of carotene)?
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Second |
11 | Papaya is the best suited as an inter crop in? | Mango crop |
13 | pusa Nanha is a mutant variety developed by? | Gamma irradiation. |
14 | The viability of seed is lost in about days? | 45 days |
15 | Uses of Papain? | |
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16 | Propagation of papaya cv. “Pusa Delicious”, a gynodioecious has been done successfully at IARI, New Delhi,by? |
Tissue culture technique |
17 | Papain Yield (crude papain) | 600-800 Kg/ha |
Question | Answer | |
1 | Planting distance? | 2.5M×2.5M |
2 | Which variety suitable for high density planting? | Pusa Nanha |
3 | Recommended spacing for Pusa Nanha ? | 1.25M × 1.25M (6000 plant/ha) |
4 | Gynodioecious varieties? | Pusa delicious, Pusa Majesty, CO-3, Surya, Taiwan,Sunrise solo, Coorg Honey Dew |
5 | Delicious varieties? | Pusa giant Pusa dwarf Pusa Nanha CO-1,2,6,5,6 |
6 | Hybrid varieties? | CO-3 CO-4 CO-7 |
7 | Best varieties for papain?AgriExam.com | Pusa Majesty CO-2,5,6 |
8 | Nematode resistant varieties of papaya? | Pusa majesty |
9 | Male plant planted in delicious varieties ? | 10% |
10 | Which alkalide found ? | Papain |
11 | Enzyme present in dried latex of papaya (Papain) ? | Papasin |
12 | Protein present in papain ? | 72.2% |
13 | How much Papain obtain from one papaya plant approx? | 25 gram |
14 | Suitable irrigation method ? | Ring method |
15 | TSS? | 13-14° Brix |
16 | Which is most serious disease of papaya seedlings? | Damping off |
17 | Major insect is? |
red spider mite |
18 | Serious diseases? AgriExam.com | Damping off Leaf curl Root rot Mosaic |
19 | Insect pest? | Red Spider White-fly Aphid |
20 | Damping off/stem rot is due to? |
Pythium aphanidermatum |
21 | Ring spot |
Viral |
22 | Ring spot is transmitted by? | aphids (Aphis gossypi) |
23 | Papaya leaf curl is a Viral disease Transited by? | White flies |
24 | When does flowering and fruit start in papaya? | 1-1½ year After planting |
25 | Maximum production and area of papaya ? | India |
26 | Maximum production and area in India? | Andhra pradesh |
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Dioecious not delicious sir ji
Nice post very helpful for agri students
Yes very helpful questions about papaya. one shocking thing i want to share that is Papaya seeds for abortion was a traditional remedy for women looking for the measure.Papaya seeds for abortion are far better than anything else like pills and chemicals which also has no side effect.
Beautiful, please help with other tropical crops also.
Thanks sir
It’s really best question form for IBPS AFO …. THANKS SIR….
how to take this
Nice content sir
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