EntrePinoys Atbp.

Features:

• The First Philippine-bred hybrid Papaya developed by the Institute of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, UP Los Banos (IPB)
• Moderately tolerant to Papaya Ringspot Virus (PRSV)
• Semi-dwarf tree with fruits averaging 1.2-2.0 kg
• Fruit is sweet, yellow orange and firm

Land Preparation

Prepare the land thoroughly by plowing and harrowing.

• High raised beds is advisable to prevent waterlogging. Make 1 m wide bed of 30 cm height and a distance of 2.5m to 3m.
• Mulching of beds is recommended to conserve soil moisture as well as reduce the cost of weeding throughout the cropping season.
• Make 20 cm deep hole in the middle of the bed at 3 m distance between rows.
• Fill the hole with 1-2 kg manure and place basal fertilizer of 25 g 21-0-0 plus 50 g 14-14-14.
• If bed making is not possible make sure to provide good drainage because waterlogging could easily reduce plant population.

Seedling Production and Management

• Soak the seeds in clean water for 5 days and change the water daily.
• Sow the seeds in the seedling trays using the sowing mixture of sand and coir dust at 1:3 ratio.
• Drench Proplant or Previcur after sowing or after pricking at 40ml/16L of water.
• Two days after germination, transfer (prick) each seedling to polyethylene bags (2.5″x5″) containing 3:1:1/2:1/2 coir dust, sand, sterilized garden soil and sterilized manure, respectively.

Fertilizer Application at Seedling Stage

Days	Application	Fertilizer
0 7 14 21 28	drench drench drench drench drench	Calcium nitrate 30g/16L water Calcium nitrate 30g/16L water Calcium nitrate 40g/16L water Calcium nitrate 50g/16L water Calcium nitrate 50g/16L water

Transplanting

• 1,100 to 1,340 plants are needed per hectare, depending on the distance of planting.
• Transplant late in the afternoon, remove the plastic bag with the root intact into the soil,
• Fill the hole completely with topsoil.
• Replanting should be done after 1 week to replace missing hills.
• If possible, drench with Proplant at 40ml/16L of water or Alliete at 50g/16L of water after transplanting.

Irrigation

• Irrigate weekly during the dry season
• If there is no bed, provide enough drainage by making canals near the base.
• When fruits are already maturing, water should be kept to the minimum to hasten fruit maturity.

Monthly General Fertilization Recommendation

Months after Transplanting	Fertilizer	Methods of Application	Amount/Hill
0 – during transplanting 1-3 same 4 same 5 onwards Start of fruit development same	Calcium nitrate Complete 21-0-0 Complete Borax Complete add 0-0-60 Complete	Drench Sidedress Sided ress Sidedress Sidedress Sidedress Sidedress Sidedress	7.5g/L at 200ml 50g/hill 25g/hill 100g/hill 20-40g/hill 100/g/hill 50g/hill lOOg/hill

Harvesting

• Harvest the fruits when a tinge of yellow start to appear between the apical ridges or approximately 9 months after transplanting.
• Harvest between 9 am – 3 pm to minimize latex flow that may cause injury to the peel.
• Avoid dropping of the fruit to minimize fruit injury and rotting.
• Place the fruit in a padded container to minimize bruising.

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