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Papaya
Cultivation.. |
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Soil
and climatic requirements
Papaya is basically a tropical
plant, which requires not only high temperature but also
ample sunshine and adequate moisture in the soil and is
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Varieties
In India, a large number of
papaya varieties are cultivated.
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Propogation
Papaya is generally propagated by
seeds obtained through controlled pollination.
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Irrigation
Papaya needs regular water for
its rapid fruit development and yield. |
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Technologies
Papaya in Customised Corrugated Fibre Board Box
with cushioning
Packages for road
transportation of papaya:
Corrugated Fibre
Board boxes of size 450×300×150mm, 5ply rate thickness, 20 BF
bursting strength with styro foam cushioning designed and
developed by ICAR-IIHR was found suitable package for road
transportation of papaya. The papaya fruits after road
transportation was stored at ambient (26-29°C, RH 45%) as well
as low temperature (18°C, RH 80%) storage. The PLW of papaya was
less (3.43%) at low temperature storage compared to PLW (5.16%)
at ambient storage. Papaya had storage life of 12 days in low
temperature storage as compared to 5 days at ambient temperature
after transportation
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Papaya Box Specification Capacity: 11kg
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Material of construction
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Corrugated Fibre Board
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External Dimension (mm)
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450×300×150
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Style of Box
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Telescopic
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No. of Plies
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Lid -5
Tray-5
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Type of Flute
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B(Narrow)
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Direction of Flute
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Vertical
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Grammage (g/m2)
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180/150/150
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Burst Factor of the paper
(Minimum)
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20
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Inner layer cushioning
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Styro foam (4mm thick)
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Manufacturer’s joint and
Cushioning material fixing
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By gluing
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