that the disease level in transgenic plants was reduced to 35% of the disease level in non-transformed control plants. Acta Hortic. A layer of mulch around the Papaya plants can successfully suppress weeds. It is a disease primarily of the leaf blade but will occasionally occur on petioles and male flower stalks. Affected plants topple over while the shoot still look healthy and die. Management – Early detection of infected Papaya plants and prompt removal can check the spread of the disease. Application of Carbofuran (1 kg a.i./ha) at the time of sowing seeds followed by 2 to 3 foliar sprays of Phosphamidon (0.05%) at an interval of 10 days starting from 15 to 20 days after sowing effectively checks the population of aphids. Commercial papaya production has been hampered worldwide due to the high susceptibility of the crop to different fungal, viral, and bacterial diseases. 4). Blossom spot Choanephora cucurbitarum: Black rot Mycosphaerella caricae: Brown spot Corynespora cassiicola = Cercospora melonis The fungus causes extensive leaf spots and fruit spots and can render the fruit unsaleable. Ilustrations above and below: Hawaiian payaya infected with Phytophtora parasitica, a fungal disease, discussed by Hine et als in Diseases of Papaya, cited below. A severe epidemic of PRSV disease in the early 1990s nearly destroyed Hawaii’s papaya industry, until a high level of resistance to the local SURYA, 851_58 INFLUENCE OF NUTRITION AND VAM FUNGI ON PLANT GROWTH PARAMETER, PHYSIO-CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF FRUIT AND YIELD OF PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.) CV. Plant damage. The fruit has thin skin and thus rough handling leads to heavy losses due to several rots caused by fungi and bacteria. Damping-Off (fungus – Rhizoctonia solani): This is a disease of young seedlings. Resulting fruit can have poor flavour, a tougher texture and are more likely to develop secondary fungal rots or black spot (a common fungal disease in southern Queensland). In general, disease management strategies involve different practices that include plant resistance, and prophylactic and curative measures. To avoid overwatering the papaya, water deeply when the top 1 inch of soil dries. Fungal diseases; Alternaria fruit spot Alternaria alternata. The commercial papaya production has been hampered worldwide due to high susceptibility of the crop to various fungal, viral and bacterial diseases. The disease can have a serious impact on refrigerated Papaya fruit for export. (5 cm) in diameter (Fig. Rawal, R.D. A light yellow zone surrounds the spots and several lesions coalesce to cover large areas of the leaf and in severe infections, the whole leaf dies. List of Common Diseases of Papaya. In that case, curative, systemic metalaxyl fungicides can be used, such as Ridomil Gold Copper. It is characterized by the appearance of water-soaked patches on the stem near the ground level. Sawant, S. G. and Gawai D. U. Spraying with foliar protectant fungicides such as dithiocarbamates is very effective. PUSA DELICIOUS, 851_59 EFFECT OF BIO-FERTILIZERS ON HOMESTEAD FRUIT PRODUCTION OF PAPAYA CV. Papaya is also known as pawpaw, is an important agricultural export. Then, preventive spraying against this disease is done about every 2 weeks in wet locations. The fruits must be harvested as soon as they mature. 851, 443-446, International Society for Horticultural Science, https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.851.68, Division Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nuts, Division Physiology and Plant-Environment Interactions of Horticultural Crops in Field Systems, 851_1 PAPAYA CAROTENOIDS FOR COMBATING VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY AND AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATIVE DISEASES, 851_2 REJUVENATING THE FLAGGING PAPAYA INDUSTRY IN MALAYSIA: THE ROLE OF MAFC, 851_3 OVERVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN PAPAYA INDUSTRY, 851_4 'FIJI RED' PAPAYA: PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS IN DEVELOPING A MAJOR AGRICULTURE DIVERSIFICATION INDUSTRY, 851_5 ECONOMICS OF PAPAYA CULTIVATION AT FARMERS' FIELDS, 851_6 PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF PAPAYA CULTIVATION IN NORTHEASTERN STATES OF INDIA, 851_8 RADIATION INDUCED MUTATION FOR IMPROVING PAPAYA VARIETY IN VIETNAM, 851_9 FORTY YEARS OF PAPAYA RESEARCH AT PUSA, BIHAR, INDIA, 851_10 EVOLVING RED PULP DIOECIOUS PAPAYA, 851_11 EFFECT OF γ-IRRADIATION ON GERMINATION, GROWTH, SENSITIVITY AND SURVIVABILITY OF PAPAYA CV. INTRODUCTION KESAR KING, 851_12 RCTP-1: A NEW HIGH YIELDING SELECTION OF PAPAYA FOR TRIPURA, 851_13 GENETICAL STUDIES IN PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.), 851_14 MUTAGENIC STUDIES IN PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.), 851_15 EFFECT OF EMS ON GERMINATION, GROWTH AND SENSITIVITY OF PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.) CV. On the fruits, the symptoms appear only upon ripening and could not be apparent at the time of harvest. ... on Jerry Coleby-Williams’ website on how to fortify your pawpaw plants to better withstand the effects of this exotic fungal disease caused by the fungus Asperisporium caricae. You may also check this: Cashew Seed Germination, Period, Temperature, Process. This is followed by a very conspicuous yellow mottling of the plant leaves and sometimes severe blistering and leaf distortion. Progress 10/01/02 to 09/30/06 Outputs A new papaya disease caused by the fungus Asperisporium caricae was found first on the island of Maui in February 2001, then on the island of Hawaii and Oahu, and by September on Kauai. Major symptoms persist on the ripe fruit as darker orange-brown rings. Before sowing the seeds must be treated with the fungal culture of Trichoderma viride (3-4 g/kg of seed) or Captan (3 g/kg of seed) to protect the newly emerging seedlings. The. Cause – Virus – transmitted by several aphid species. Pawpaw (Carica papaya) and orange (Citrus spp.) A considerable reduction in the crop yield is observed. Viral diseases, such as that caused by the Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) are even more deadly. Usually found in or on or near the stem amongst the flower and fruit.The webworm causes injury to fruit and stem, providing an entrance for the fungus disease, anthracnose. Dipping Papaya fruits in hot water at 48°C for 20 minutes reduces the incidence of the disease after harvesting. The-fungal diseases of papaya attacking in India are reviewed here. Evaluation on incidence and alternative management of post-harvest fungal diseases of papaya fruit Black sunken rot on young Papaya fruits originating from stem end or contact with a leaf; Water-soaked lesions on unripe fruit that oozes latex; withering Papaya fruit; water-soaked lesions on leaf scars of the fruit-bearing stem; mature Papaya fruit covered in the white mycelium. The purpose of this project is to develop transgenic papaya lines that will be resistant to a wide range of fungal diseases. Papaya lethal yellowing is a disease mainly caused by Papaya lethal yellowing virus (PLYV). Papaya seedlings are susceptible to competition from weeds and the areas around the trees should be kept weed-free. FARM SELECTION-1, 851_16 GENETIC ANALYSIS IN PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.), 851_17 ASSESSMENT OF HYBRID VIGOUR IN TROPICAL PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.), 851_18 PROMISING PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.) VARIETIES FOR SUBTROPICAL PLATEAU REGION OF EASTERN INDIA, 851_19 CLASSIFICATION OF MORPHO-AGRONOMIC VARIABILITY IN PAPAYA FOR DEVELOPING ELITE CULTIVAR, 851_20 GENETIC VARIABILITY AND CORRELATION STUDIES IN PAPAYA UNDER BIHAR CONDITIONS, 851_21 CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTEIN IN F2 POPULATION OF PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA AND VASCONCELLEA CANDAMARCENSIS) CROSS BY SDS-PAGE, 851_22 CP-50: A PAPAYA RING SPOT VIRUS (PRSV) TOLERANT PAPAYA GENOTYPE UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS, 851_23 HURRICANE OMAR WIND TOLERANT PAPAYA, 851_24 GENETIC DETERMINANT OF PAPAYA RINGSPOT VIRUS FOR INFECTION OF PAPAYA, 851_25 TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSGENIC PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.), 851_26 A TRANSGENIC APPROACH FOR DETERMINING SEX OF PAPAYA SEEDLINGS, 851_27 IDENTIFICATION OF DISEASE TOLERANCE LOCI TO PHYTOPHTHORA PALMIVORA IN CARICA PAPAYA USING MOLECULAR MARKER APPROACH, 851_28 MINING OF EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG (EST) LIBRARIES AND CORE NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES FOR SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEATS (SSR) IN PAPAYA, 851_29 SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS IN CARICA PAPAYA THROUGH ZYGOTIC EMBRYO DERIVED CALLUS CULTURE, 851_30 DROUGHT AND SALT TOLERANCE SCREENING OF PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.) CULTIVARS USING IN VITRO TECHNIQUES, 851_31 REGENERATION OF PAPAYA EMBRYOS UNDER IN VITRO CONDITION, 851_32 SHOOT TIP TRANSFORMATION IN PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.), 851_33 ROLE OF POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL IN MATURATION AND GERMINATION OF TRANSFORMED SOMATIC EMBRYOS OF PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.), 851_34 INFLUENCE OF POLYAMINE ON INDUCTION OF ADVENTIVE EMBRYONY IN PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.), 851_35 EFFORTS TO DEREGULATE RAINBOW PAPAYA IN JAPAN: MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSGENE AND VECTOR INSERTS, 851_36 PCR BASED AMPLIFICATION AND DETECTION OF PAPAYA LEAF CURL VIRUS (PALCUV), 851_37 SOUND SOIL MANAGEMENT FOR PAPAYA: CASE STUDY OF THE NORTH OF ESPIRITO SANTO, BRAZIL, 851_38 GRAFTING PAPAYAS (CARICA PAPAYA L.), 851_39 PERFORMANCE OF COORG HONEY DEW PAPAYA UNDER ORGANIC FARMING REGIMES IN THE HILL ZONE OF KARNATAKA, 851_40 PAPAYA GROWTH IN DOUBLE-ROW SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED DURING THE DRY SEASON, 851_41 GAS-EXCHANGE AND PHOTOCHEMICAL EFFICIENCY IN SEEDLING AND GRAFTED PAPAYA TREE GROWN UNDER FIELD CONDITION, 851_42 RESPONSE OF SEED TREATMENT ON GERMINATION, GROWTH, SURVIVABILITY AND ECONOMICS OF DIFFERENT CULTIVARS OF PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.), 851_43 STUDY ON PAPAYA BASED INTERCROPPING AND ITS ECONOMICS AT FARMER'S FIELD IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA, 851_44 EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SPACINGS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND YIELD CHARACTERS OF PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.) CV. The stem becomes watery and shrinks, followed by death of the plant. Several fungal diseases attack papaya under field condition and also as post-harvest rots. 851_71 EFFECT OF COMBINATIONS OF BIO-PESTICIDES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF NEMATODES ON CARICA PAPAYA L. 851_72 MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF BEGOMOVIRUSES ASSOCIATED WITH PAPAYA LEAF CURL DISEASE IN INDIA, 851_73 INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF PAPAYA RINGSPOT VIRUS, 851_74 PAPAYA DISEASES IN BIHAR: AN OVERVIEW, 851_75 INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF PAPAYA RING SPOT VIRUS (PRSV) IN AGRO ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF BIHAR, 851_76 AN INSIGHT INTO THE POST HARVEST HANDLING AND STORAGE OF PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.), 851_77 METABOLOMIC INVESTIGATION OF FRUIT FLESH GELLING OF PAPAYA FRUIT (CARICA PAPAYA L. 'GOLDEN') BY NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE AND PRINCIPLE COMPONENT ANALYSIS, 851_78 BORON NUTRITION ON YIELD AND POST HARVEST LIFE OF PAPAYA IN SEMI ARID TROPICS OF SOUTH INDIA, 851_79 POST HARVEST HANDLING, MARKETING AND ASSESSMENT OF LOSSES IN PAPAYA, 851_80 INCREASING THE SHELF-LIFE OF PAPAYA THROUGH VACUUM PACKING, 851_81 EFFECT OF WAX COATING AND NAA ON STORAGE BEHAVIOUR OF PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.), 851_82 EFFECT OF STORAGE TEMPERATURES ON THE QUALITY AND SHELF LIFE OF PAPAYA, 851_83 EFFECT OF BORNEOL ON POST HARVEST BEHAVIOUR OF PAPAYA, 851_84 PERSPECTIVES OF PROCESSING PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA) FRUIT: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIES, 851_85 EFFECT OF SLICE THICKNESS AND BLANCHING TIME ON QUALITY OF OSMOTICALLY DEHYDRATED PAPAYA TUTI FRUITI, 851_86 DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF BLENDED PAPAYA LEATHER, 851_87 DEVELOPMENT OF PAPAYA FORTIFIED SPAGHETTI TO COMBAT VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY, 851_88 MINIMAL PROCESSING OF PAPAYA FOR QUALITY MAINTENANCE AND SHELF LIFE, 851_89 VALUE ADDITION TO ICDS SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD WITH PAPAYA POWDER AND ITS QUALITY EVALUATION, 851_90 INVOLVEMENT OF SOME PROCESS VARIABLES IN MASS TRANSFER KINETICS OF OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION OF PAPAYA SEGMENTS, 851_91 STUDIES ON THE OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION AS AFFECTED BY THE PRE-TREATMENT IN PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.) 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