Question: Pusa Nanha dwarf variety of Papaya developed through ____
Options:
Mutation
Progapation
Genetic Modification
Seedling
🔑 Key Points
→ Pusa Nanha is a dwarf variety of Papaya developed through Mutation.
→ Gynodioecious varieties of Papaya:
→ Pusa Delicious
→ Pusa Majesty (nematode resistance)
→ Coorg Honeydew
→ Taiwan (blood red coloured)
→ Sunrise Solo (pink flesh)
→ Dioecious varieties of Papaya:
→ Pusa Giant (used for canning and tooty fruity)
→ Pusa Nanha (extremely dwarf, suitable for HDP/ Pot garden)
→ CO-5 (papain-rich variety)
→ Pusa Nanha is a dwarf variety of Papaya developed through Mutation.
→ Gynodioecious varieties of Papaya:
→ Pusa Delicious
→ Pusa Majesty (nematode resistance)
→ Coorg Honeydew
→ Taiwan (blood red coloured)
→ Sunrise Solo (pink flesh)
→ Dioecious varieties of Papaya:
→ Pusa Giant (used for canning and tooty fruity)
→ Pusa Nanha (extremely dwarf, suitable for HDP/ Pot garden)
→ CO-5 (papain-rich variety)
📝 Additional Information
→ The papaya (Carica papaya)
→ The yellow pigment in papaya is caricaxanthin
→ Carpine obtained by papaya is utilized as a diuretic and heart stimulant
→ Papaya is invariably propagated by seed