Papaya (Carica papaya. L), gained momentum as a commercially and industrially important fruit crop in India. The demand for the fruits in the market is steadily increasing due to the awareness among public about its health benefits. India, though the world‟s largest producer of papaya, its cultivation is challenged by various factors such as Papaya Ring Spot Virus, Papaya mealy bug, root rot incidence, variations in seed propagation, malformation of fruits and lack of fruit set due to weather fluctuations, poor shelf life of fruits etc. | Hi-tech cultivation practices in papaya for augmenting productivity
