1. The Papaya is native to the
Tropic of Americas.
2. Papaya plants grown in
three sexes: Male, female and hermaphrodite. All commercial papaya orchards only
contain hermaphrodites.
3. India is the world’s
largest producer of Papaya followed by Brazil.
4. Green Papaya and the tree
latex contain papain which is used to
tenderize meat.
5. The Papaya tree was the
first transgenic fruit tree to have its genome sequenced.
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