When some gardeners think about how to successfully grow a papaya tree, their approach might be to drown the trees in pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Luckily, there's another way to help your ...

The papaya is a climacteric fruit that will ripen when it is picked. To ripen properly, it needs to be a whole fruit which is not infested by pests and has reached physiological maturity – that is, ...

We usually think of lush tropical gardens when Hawaii comes to mind, but much of our land especially on the leeward side is desert. There are many delectable fruits that actually do best where ...

This plant sprouted next to my pandan and grew to this size within weeks. It has a spiky shoot at the core. What is it? It is an Amaranthus species. The most commonly encountered are the varieties of ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A genetic study of papaya sex chromosomes reveals that the hermaphrodite version of the plant, which is of most use to growers, arose as a result of human selection, most likely by ...

West Hawaii is having bumper crops of mango, banana and papaya this summer, but volcanic eruptions in Puna have destroyed more than homes. They have also destroyed valuable farmlands. Some of the main ...

Almindelig papaja (Danish), arbre aux melon (French), arsenic, ascorbic acid, Baummelone (German), benzyl isothiocyanate, benzyl ITC, beta-carotene, beta ...

A genetic study of papaya sex chromosomes reveals that the hermaphrodite version of the plant, which is of most use to growers, arose as a result of human selection, most likely by the ancient Maya ...