Malkia is a high yield potential with right agronomic practice 40-50 fruits per season.
- Malkia is a high yield potential with right agronomic practice 40-50 fruits per season.
- Semi dwarf plant starts bearing fruits from 50-80cm height.
- Fruits are firm, 1.5 - 2kgs in weight, have long shelf life and are ideal for long distance transportation.
- Fruit quality is excellent. Fruits have
- Red flesh
- Great taste
- Wonderful Aroma
- A very sweet (13-14% sugar content)
- Female plants produce short oblong fruits while fruits of Bisextual or hermaphrodites flowers are elongated..
- Flowering starts after 5months from transplanting . Fruits can be harvested in 8-11months from transplanting depending on climate..
- A packet fo 1gram contains 60-70 seeds (depending on seed size and weight). Seed requirements : 10grams per acre
-Its best to raise seedlings and transplant
-Please soak seeds for 24Hours for good germination..
-Recommended row to row distance is 2 to 2.5m and plant to plant 2m..
- As papaya plants gives fruits continuously.. it requires a high dose of fertilizers.: Recommended basal dose : 1kg well fermented compost per one m2.. to be repeated every year.. Side dressing : NPK 4:8:5 Every season per month.
-Malkia is highly tolerant to papaya ring spot virus.
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