2011-01-01 The first of two volumes, this book covers major tropical fruits such as avocado, litchi, mango, papaya and pineapple. Early chapters describe the tropics and its soils and deal with key issues such as tree management and postharvest handling, updated and expanded to include best handling...
2005-05-01 This research paper found that papaya leaf extracts do appear to exhibit some degree of anti-malarial activity by inhibiting in vitro Plasmodium falciparum growth. 32 pages, tables
1988-01-01 This IBPGR descriptor list for papaya was prepared in consultation with a number of experts on the crop, the major contributors beingDr. PJ Ito of the University of Hawaii, and Dr T Badra, formerly of the National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria. 34 pages, illustrated
This guide is written to help starters make their first steps in commercial pawpaw production and to help improve production for those who have been doing pawpaw farming. It is a simple, easy to follow guide that provides step by step directions right from land preparation to post harvest...
2016-01-20 Need an effective, low cost antiparasitic remedy? Or prefer natural remedies, if they really work? You want papaya seeds (Carica papaya). A placebo, controlled study in Nigeria1 found them to be as effective as pharmaceuticals without any serious side effects. The parasite clearance rates after a...
Growables Origin Though the exact area of origin is unknown, the papaya is believed native to tropical America, perhaps in southern Mexico and neighboring Central America. It is recorded that seeds were taken to Panama and then the Dominican Republic before 1525 and cultivation spread to warm...
1994-01-01 More than 45 authors present current information on how to identify and control diseases of bananna, coconut, mango, pineapple, papaya, and avocado. Table of Contents Introduction; Part 1: Banana; Taxonomy; Origins and Importance; Anatomy; Horticulture; Banana Diseases Caused by Fungi;...
Edible Portion:Fruit, Flowers, Leaves, Vegetable, Seeds - spice Pawpaw is one of the very well known fruits of the tropics. The straight soft stemmed plant grows up to 3-5 metres tall and only occasionally has branches. The stem is softly woody and has scars from fallen leaves along it. At the...