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Greg Bilby starts with ...
Hi
We have a southern red pawpaw that continuous to drop fruit in various stages of growth.(Close up is of yellow leave stem from tree) Plant looks healthy is growing well and very strong in a well suited position. Have included some photos and looking for help. Also have broad leave red that drops flower? Appears healthy as well.
Can you help?
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Greg Bilby
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Time: 4th February 2018 10:30am
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Fruitylicious1 says...
Hi Greg
1.The most common failure of papaya fruit drop is lack of pollination in female flowers. That's why commercial growers prefer hermaphrodite paw paw because it can self pollinate. Some growers also nurture male paw paw to overcome this problem.
2. Other reason is inconsistent irrigation. Too much or too little can also cause fruit drop.
3. Thirdly, papaya fruit fly. The larvae can burrow inside the immature fruit and devour the inside causing it to drop.
4. Over fertilization. Cause the papaya to produce more vegetation rather than fruit
Happy Gardening :-)
Time: 8th February 2018 6:40am
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Mike Tr says...
Female fruit typically are not as elongated or red fleshed as bisex fruit and are of lower quality. Poor fruit set may be due pollination issues or nutrition with potash likely to help.There are no papaya fruit fly in Australia and fruit spotting bugs are the worst insect pest.Excess N can retart fruit set as much as insufficient N.
Time: 8th February 2018 11:59am
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