Malkia is a high yield potential. With right agronomic practice you can get 40-50 fruits per season.
It's a 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:
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 of 1gram contains 50-60 seeds (depending on seed size and weight). Seed requirements : 10grams per acre
Its best to raise seedlings and transplant; takes two months in the nursery
Please soak seeds for 24-48 hours for better germination, preferably adding HB 101 hormone to the water https://www.agropests.co.ke/products?s=HB-101
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 with about 250g per plant of basal fertilizers is recommended after every 6 months
Malkia is highly tolerant to papaya ring spot virus
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Malkia is a high yield potential with right agronomic practice 40-50 fruits per season.
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