TY - JOUR AU - Mora, Eric AU - Bogantes-Arias, Antonio PY - 2004/03/19 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Evaluation of papaya (Carica papaya L.) hybrids in Pococí, Limón, Costa Rica. JF - Agronomía Mesoamericana JA - Agron. Mesoam. VL - 15 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.15517/am.v15i1.11927 UR - https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/agromeso/article/view/11927 SP - 39-44 AB - <p>An experiment was established</p><p>to determine the agronomic and commercial potential of nine</p><p>papaya hybrids in a region of high rainfall (Pococí region,</p><p>Limón province). The characteristics determined where fruit</p><p>size, total productivity, pulp brix and susceptibility to fruit rot</p><p>caused by Colletotrichum gloesporioides. It was determined</p><p>that only one of these hybrids had commercial potential as a</p><p>dessert fruit comparable to the control. One other hybrid had</p><p>potential to be used for industrial purposes.</p> ER -