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Title	Papaya (Carica papaya) seed quality as influenced by stage of fruit harvest, postharvest ripening and seed extraction Not Available

Creator	H S YOGEESHA, C VASUGI, SOMASHEKHAR, K BHANUPRAKASH and L B NAIK

Subject	Papaya, Postharvest ripening, Seed extraction, Seed quality, Stage of fruit harvest

Description	Not Available Role of fruit maturity, postharvest ripening and seed extraction techniques on seed quality of papaya (Carica papaya L.) cv. Surya was studied. The seeds extracted from ¾th ripe fruits onwards showed significantly higher 100 seed weight, germination and vigour compared to the seeds from early harvested fruits. However, half ripe fruits showed good germination and vigour when they were kept for postharvest ripening for 6 days. The best stage of fruit harvest for obtaining best quality seed was when the ¾th of the fruit skin turned yellow. The seeds from these fruits not only gave better germination and vigour but also showed better storability compared to the seeds extracted from the fruits of early harvested. Fermentation for 24-48 hr was found ideal for easy removal of sarcotesta, the mucilage surrounding the seed surface, without affecting the quality of the seed. Not Available

Date	2019-10-18T08:00:59Z 2019-10-18T08:00:59Z 2013-09

Type	Article

Identifier	Not Available 0019-5022 http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/23571

Language	English

Relation	Not Available;

Publisher	Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi

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