How to choose papaya seedlings? Master these methods to select high-quality, good seedlings
To grow papayas, you must first choose good seedlings. Look, these fruits are growing pretty well, aren't they? When choosing seedlings back then, there were actually many little tricks. Reporter: Hello, viewers and friends. Beside me are two papaya plants. One bears long-shaped fruit, and the other bears round fruit. Both plants are growing well. But if you ask which one is better...
To grow papayas, you must first choose good seedlings. Look, these fruits are growing pretty well, aren't they? When choosing seedlings back then, there were actually many little tricks.
Reporter: Hello, viewers and friends. Beside me are two papaya plants. One bears long-shaped fruit, and the other bears round fruit. Both plants are growing well. But if you ask which one is better, I would still recommend this long-shaped fruit type to you.
Hey, that's strange. They both look like they're growing well, so why choose the long-fruit type and not the round-fruit type? Don't worry, let me first introduce this to you. The long-fruit type is a male plant, and the round-fruit type is a female plant. Don't think it's just a difference in shape; the fruit shape is greatly related to the quality of the flesh. At the market, this long-fruit-type papaya can sell for quite a bit more per kilogram.
Interview: Ke Kaiwen of the Zhanjiang Tropical Crops Research Institute, Guangdong Province: The long-fruit type tastes good and has thick flesh, while the round fruit tastes somewhat worse and has thin flesh. We advocate planting two plants together, and then making a selection once the male and female plants can be clearly identified.
The height of this plant is also very important. Neither too tall nor too short will do. It is best to be 20-30 cm tall. Finally, I must remind you that there are now very many fake and inferior seedlings being sold. When buying seedlings, you must go to a legitimate seedling nursery to purchase them.