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Coorg Honey Dew ( Papaya carica )
It is a selection from Honey Dew or popularly called Madhu Bindu. It is gynodioecious in nature and semi-dwarf. Fruits on an average weigh about 3-5 pounds, skin is dark in colour with ridging on the surface. Fruits from hermaphrodite trees are elongated and oval, from female it is ovoid. Fruit is delicious, a mature tree can yield about 120 pounds of fruit per tree.
Cultivation of Coorg Honey Dew papaya has resulted in 25-30% increased yield of fruits and papain for growers in India. Excellent source of vitamin A and B.
Does well in tubs in warm greenhouses, will not tolerate frosts.