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What is the reproduction of papaya?
Carica papaya is a flowering plant which means that it reproduces sexually through alternation of generations. The lifecycle has a diploid sporophyte phase which is followed by a haploid gametophyte phase. The sporophyte produces spores via meiosis while the gametophyte produces gametes via mitosis.
Does papaya reproduce sexually?
Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a fruit tree of great economic and food interest worldwide. Its propagation can occur both sexually and asexually. Traditionally, it is propagated by seeds; however, vegetative propagation has been often used with the use of in vitro and ex vitro culture techniques.
What are the parts of a papaya flower?
All parts of the plant contain latex in articulated laticifers. Papayas are dioecious. The flowers are five-parted and highly dimorphic; the male flowers have the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers have a superior ovary and five contorted petals loosely connected at the base.
What is papaya dispersed by?
Carica papaya is mainly pollinated by sphingid moths (Vega-Frutis and Guevara, 2009) and skippers. Seed dispersal is likely carried by birds, bats and small mammals that consume the fruits (Niklas and Marler, 2007; Chávez-Pesqueira and Núñez-Farfán, 2016).
Is papaya a hermaphrodite?
Papayas already come in three sexual varieties: male, female and hermaphrodite. The hermaphrodite produces the flavorful fruit that is sold commercially.
How is papaya pollinated?
Papaya pollinators have to visit male flowers, collect pollen, then visit female flowers to ensure pollination, and fruit set. The pollinators of papaya in East Africa are primarily hawkmoths, and a few skipper butterflies.
How does a male papaya turn into a female?
At this time, a male tree may become a hermaphrodite with a functional pistil. In this case, the tree can now be pollinated and produce fruit. It is also possible for trees to produce male flowers on short stalks at times, or for the papaya to change to female after the top of the plant is cut off, or “beheaded.”
How do papayas get pollinated?
Papaya pollinators have to visit male flowers, collect pollen, then visit female flowers to ensure pollination, and fruit set. Hawkmoths are efficient pollinators as they can move rapidly between different papaya plants on a farm. Hawkmoths, and skipper butterflies need other plants for nectar.
What is the phylum of papaya?
Vascular plant
Papaya/Phylum
What is the habitat of papaya?
Papaya typically grows to 6-20′ tall (container plants to 10′ tall) and is most noted for its edible melon-like fruit. It is native to lowland tropical areas of Central and South America, but is now grown in tropical to subtropical regions throughout the world both commercially and in home gardens.
How can you tell if a papaya is a hermaphrodite?
Hermaphrodite papaya trees have fruits with seeds. The flowers are thinner than females, with a tubular shape. Hermaphrodite papaya flowers contain both male and female parts within each flower, very close together. This arrangement nearly always ensures that the flowers will self-pollinate.