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| Scientific Name Structure |
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| Genus then species. Capital Genus, lowercase species. All italics . Authority is an abbreviation for it's founder. |
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| India, Asia, South America |
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| Mostly from seed some from Cutting. |
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| Two plants growing from one seed. |
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| When fruit trees bear fruit every other year. |
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| Climacteric vs. Non Climacteric (What gas is released upon ripening) |
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| Climacteric ripens after picking, Non does not. (Ethylene) |
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| Papaya Region of Production |
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| Americas, Asia, and Africa, and Hawaii |
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- Meat tenderizer
- Cosmetics
- Leather industry
- Medicinal uses |
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Hawaiian - Solo types
Hermaphroditic
Smaller fruit, about 1 lb
Mexican or “fruta bomba”
Dioecious
Larger fruit, up to 10 lbs |
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| Papaya Major non food use... Papain. |
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| Papain- enzyme extracted from latex. |
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| Having the male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals. |
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| A plant species in which male and female organs are found on the same plant but in different flowers. |
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| Both male and female reproductive organs on same structure. |
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| Papaya Climatic Requirements |
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Requires tropical climate.
Irrigation needed during extended dry periods for optimum production
Need good drainage around root zone-prone to soil borne diseases and nematodes
Often grown in raised mounds |
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| Cacao Compounds Mood/Mind Altering effects. |
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| Theobromine, Caffeine, Phenylethylamine |
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| Cacao and Vanilla native to... and Majority Produced in... |
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| South America and Indonesia |
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| Benefits of shade grown cacao |
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Biodiversity habitat
Reduced erosion, and compaction of soil
Young trees benefit from reduced light intensity
Potential for multiple cash crops-e.g., timber
Carbon sequestration
Organic matter, soil building
Inhibition of weed growth
Windbreak
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| Papaya Climate Requirements |
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Ecology and climate
Requires tropical climate.
Irrigation needed during extended dry periods for optimum production
Need good drainage around root zone-prone to soil borne diseases and nematodes
Often grown in raised mounds |
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| fruit set without fertilization of ovules. Can be desirable in some situations-pineapple, banana, orange, grapefruit, seedless watermelon |
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| A geographical term that refers to a band around the earth going from the equator north to the Tropic of Cancer at 23.5 °N and south to the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5 °S |
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1. Africa
2. Central, South America and the Caribbean
3. Asia
4. Oceania (Pacific islands) and Australia |
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| Climate Requirements for Tropics |
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| By Koppen’s climate classification a tropical climate is one in which the average annual temperature is 18°C (64°F) and average rainfall is 60 mm (2.4 in or greater) |
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| Tropical rainforest climate |
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| very wet nearly year round (closest to equator) |
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| (further from the equator; two seasons – rain and dry) |
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| (two seasons, wet and dry – very clear and pronounced) |
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(arid and semiarid)
Only partly belong to tropics |
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| Apricot, Lemon, and Peach |
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| Three types of symbiosis. |
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| Mutualism, Parasitism, Commensalism. |
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