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Effects Of Flooding And Soil- Applied Solid Oxygen Fertilizers On Physiology And Growth Of Papaya Plants, Stephanie Torres
Effects Of Flooding And Soil- Applied Solid Oxygen Fertilizers On Physiology And Growth Of Papaya Plants, Stephanie Torres
Undergraduate Research at FIU (URFIU) Conference
Papaya is grown exclusively in South Florida. Over ninety percent of the papaya production is in Miami-Dade County. The remaining acreage is primarily located in counties adjacent to Miami-Dade County. Average yield can approach 25,000 pounds per acre. With a pack-out of 85 percent and a price of $0.30 per pound, income from an acre of papaya would have been worth approximately $6,375. Papaya thrives under warm conditions with abundant rainfall or irrigation. It cannot tolerate strong winds, flooding, or frosts, and it recuperates very slowly if it has sustained considerable leaf or root injury. Soils should be well drained, …