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The papaya: a fruit suitable for south Florida.

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Date Issued:
1939
Abstract/Description:
The papaya (Carica papaya) is a giant soft-stemmed annual bearing plant. The papaya grower should understand that he is dealing with a quick growing truck crop. Under ideal conditions, this plant will produce fruit for seven to eight years.
Title: The papaya: a fruit suitable for south Florida.
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Name(s): Stambaugh, Scott U.
Florida Dept. of Agriculture.
PALMM (Project)
Type of Resource: text
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1939?]
Date Issued: 1939
Date Issued: 1939
Publisher: State of Florida, Dept. of Agriculture
Place of Publication: [Tallahassee, Fla.
Physical Form: electronic resource
Extent: 60 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language(s): eng
Abstract/Description: The papaya (Carica papaya) is a giant soft-stemmed annual bearing plant. The papaya grower should understand that he is dealing with a quick growing truck crop. Under ideal conditions, this plant will produce fruit for seven to eight years.
Table of Contents: The papaya -- Botanical classification -- Other Caricas -- Breeding -- Breeding problems of unisexual phases of papaya -- Papaya culture - Soil demands -- Moisture requirements -- Plant food -- Frost protection -- Artificial heat -- Fruits -- Planting -- Pest and disease control -- Papaya fruit fly (Toxitripana curvacauda) -- Papaya products -- Digestive factors -- Payaya sales -- Picking, packing and shipping -- Shipping character -- When is the papaya ripe? -- Fruitful papaya -- Index.
Target Audience: general
Identifier: UF00002923 (iid), 49791823 (oclc), AAA3235 QF, 973404 (digitool), uf:93785 (fedora)
Note(s): by Scott U. Stambaugh.
Cover title.
Includes index.
Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities, PALMM Project, 2001. Mode of Access: World Wide Web. System Requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software; Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically reproduced from Collection in George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida.
Subject(s): Papaya -- Florida
Florida -- 12000
Library Classification: S49 .A4 no.90 1939
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/UF00002923.pdf
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/UF00002923.jpg
Host Institution: UF
Other Format:
(OCoLC)41560685
Is Part of Series: Bulletin (Florida. Dept. of Agriculture) ; no.90.