Although the
papaya tree grows well in all types of soil between 68[degrees]F and 82[degrees]F, the plant is very sensitive to subtle changes in heat, light, or humidity, and these subtleties are transferred to the fruit.
In addition,
papaya trees must be examined for sex determination in the field after flowering (GSCHWEND et al., 2011), increasing the demand for quality seedlings.
Since the
papaya tree can be female, male or hermaphrodite it seems normal that the pollen can be carried out by wind and/or insects to ensure the pollination and fruit development.
Down another corridor, a pair of tall Europeans appear deep in discussion in front of a crop of
papaya trees. Across campus, others are investigating if plants can truly reproduce the juicy, fibrous texture of meat, or how the environmental flow of water, energy and food impact urban planning agendas, whether food waste can be a buffer for renewable energy, or if hydroponics can help Syrian refugees find employment in Jordan.
The Ringspot virus that was killing Hawaii's
papaya trees was spreading in Asia as well.
In Malir district, the virus attacked on the
papaya trees growing in field induced great losses to the farmer's income.
A stroll around the steamy Rainforest Biome with its waterfalls,
papaya trees and tropical birds makes for an exciting afternoon whatever the weather is doing outside.
It has been found on
papaya trees in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua (Salas 1978, EPPO 2006).
Instead of celebrating this triumph of human ingenuity, anti-biotech activists are urging the Hawaiian state and county governments to force growers to cut down and burn all of the disease-resistant
papaya trees. Some of them aren't waiting: In September, 100 of the trees were macheted down during the night.
Transgenic papayas were found to have no effect on the surrounding ecology such as adjacent nontransgenic
papaya trees, microbial flora, beneficial insects, or soil [82].
The two notable exceptions are the ringspot virus-resistant GE
papaya trees grown commercially in Hawaii and more than one million insect-resistant poplar trees that were planted in northern China in the early 2000s--a large-scale commercial experiment of which few records were kept.