The Production and Quality of Different Varieties of Papaya Grown under Greenhouse in Short Cycle in Continental Europe.

Mireille N Honoré,Asensio Navarro-Velasco,Francisco Camacho-Ferre,Luis J Belmonte-Ureña

doi:10.3390/ijerph16101789

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Abstract

In Europe, papaya consumption is growing due to its nutritional properties. The proximity of consumer markets to Southeast Spain allows fruits to be harvested at a more advanced stage of maturity compared to exporting countries from outside Europe, a timeline which improves the quality of the papaya. Experiments have been carried out to assess the adaptation of papaya to protected cropping systems (under greenhouse) in the region. In this paper, we showed the results obtained in an experiment with five varieties, taking the most cultivated variety as control, which was grafted on its own female rootstock, in addition to another four new varieties that were introduced. Transplanting was made with early sex-identified plants in the nursery. Cultivation was developed in a 446-day cycle, almost 15 months and fruits were always harvested from the soil, due to the height that the plant reached in that period. The best yield parameters and fruit characteristics were obtained from hermaphrodite Intenzza papaya grafted on female papaya rootstock, although there were also other varieties which gave results that made possible its cultivation under this production system.

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In 2017, papaya was grown on land of 449,054 ha worldwide
The most productive treatment corresponded with the hermaphrodite Intenzza variety grafted onto the female Intenzza rootstock
Sweet Sense and hermaphrodite Intenzza grafted onto female Intenzza rootstock are the varieties which gave a higher number of fruits

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In 2017, papaya was grown on land of 449,054 ha worldwide. The top five producing countries that year were: India with 5,940,000 t, Brazil with 1,057,101 t, Mexico with 961,768 t, Indonesia with875,112 t, and the Dominican Republic with 869,306 t. In 2017, papaya was grown on land of 449,054 ha worldwide. The top five producing countries that year were: India with 5,940,000 t, Brazil with 1,057,101 t, Mexico with 961,768 t, Indonesia with. 875,112 t, and the Dominican Republic with 869,306 t. The yield in kilos per unit of area varied greatly depending on the producing countries, from 28.16 kg·m−2 in the Dominican Republic to 3.98 kg·m−2 in Brazil. Mexico, and India produced between 9.21 and 4.43 kg·m−2 [1]. In Europe, papaya consumption is growing due to its nutritional properties. Papaya is the third most consumed tropical fruit in Europe. Papaya fruit is a rich source of antioxidant nutrients,

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