Dioecious Type: Co.1, Co.2, Washington, Ranchi, Halflong

Hermaphrodite type: Solo papayas, Coorg Honey Dew.

Time of planting: April to June.

Soil: Well drained high and rich sandy loam.

Propagation: By seeds (500 g seeds to raise seedlings for 1 ha)

In dioecious type, after flowering, keep 2 male plants for every 10 female plants and remove excess male plants.

Raising Nursery:
Prepare raised beds in sandy loam soil during February-March. Dibble seeds at 1 cm depth at a spacing of 2.5 cm. Water the beds every day. Seeds germinate after 15 days of sowing. Keep seedlings in the nursery for 1 month.
Planting Distance :
Prepare pits of 45 cm x 45 cm x 45 cm size at a spacing of 1.8m x 1.8m. Plant 4 seedlings per pit in case of dioecious type and 1 seedling per pit in case of hermaphrodite type.

Manure and Fertilizer: NPK @ 500 g, 500 g and 500 g per plant, in two splits : (i) 2 months after planting, (ii) at first fruit set.

Crop cycle: As yield declines after 3 year, start new plantation after 3rd year. Yield of the fruit varies according to cultivar.

Plant Protection:
(1)Mosaic and leaf curl: Rogue out affected plants. Control the aphid vector using malathion or dimethoate 0.1% spray.
(2)Collar rot and foot rot: Maintain good drainage and spray 1% Bordeaux mixture in the collar region of plant.

Nematode: Apply 0.5g carbofuran 3 G per nursery polybag and 25g per plant in field condition.

Harvesting: Almost throughout the year, after 1 year

Crop cycle: As yield declines after 3 year, start new plantation after 3rd year. Yield of the fruit varies according to cultivar.

Cost ratio: 4.60 for unripe fruits & 12.40 for ripe fruits