Evaluation of two papaya hybrids introduced in Cuba

The aim of this work was to characterized 2 papaya hybrids, “Tainung-01” and “Scarlett Princess”, introduced into the germoplasm bank of the Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical, La Habana, Cuba. They were compared to the cuban cultivar Maradol. Results confirm that both hybrids sho...

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Autores: Alonso, Maruchi, Tornet, Yoel, Ramos, Roberto, Farrés, Emilio, Rodríguez, Douglas
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/6725
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/agrocost/article/view/6725
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carica papaya
cultivares
fenología
productividad
cultivars
phenology
productivity
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Sumario:The aim of this work was to characterized 2 papaya hybrids, “Tainung-01” and “Scarlett Princess”, introduced into the germoplasm bank of the Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura Tropical, La Habana, Cuba. They were compared to the cuban cultivar Maradol. Results confirm that both hybrids show phenotypical characteristics of the Formosa Group, with elongated fruits in hermaphroditic plants. The average fruit weigtht is 1.6 kg ( ̈Tainung-01 ̈) and 1.7 kg ( ̈Scarlett Princess ̈), of orange-reddish and red pulp, respectively, and their productivity between 98.5 and 63.8 kg.plant-1, characteristics that indicate the possibility of using them in genetic improvement programs, as well as directly by growers.