Question: asking about cultural practices of papaya
Answer: recommended to farmer that
seed rate- 100 g per bigha
variety- red lady, coorg honey dew and surya
season-june-september is the best season for planting
spacing- 1.8 m x 1.8 m
fertilizer- urea- 150 g ssp- 200 g mop-100 g fym- 400 g per plant
micro nutrient- spray znso4 0.5% + h2bo3 0.1% during 4th and 8th month to increase growth and yield characters.
diseases
papaya ring spot virus
grow maize as catch crop for vectors. spray insecticides to control the vectors. micronutrient spray at fortnight intervals.
root rot and wilt
in water stagnated areas root-rot may appear easily. it is advisable to drench the soil with 0.1 % methoxyethyl mercuric chloride or 1 % bordeaux mixture or metalaxyl 0.2%, 2 or 4 times at fortnightly intervals. good drainage is important to avoid the spread of disease.