Complete guide to papaya farming

Papaya is both green house or open field plant with shallow roots grown from seeds and tissue culture. Growing papaya is a profitable as the plant is grown for fruits, vegetables and latex. Additionally, papaya fruits are rich in vitamin C, the tree grows 15 to 33 feet tall and above 600 metres papaya fruits lower quality. Furthermore, papaya fruits grows well in tropical climatic conditions and on all soil types. However, if not well managed the plant can be affected by diseases such as anthracnose, powdery mildew, stem rot and dumping off and pest such as aphids, stem borer, fruit flies, grey weevils and grass hoppers.