papaya cultivation ways california

Callina Papaya is a type of papaya fruit which we can easily find in the market. One papaya breeding by a team of Center for Horticulture Tropical (PKHT) at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, more known by the public as papaya california.

California papaya designation makes a lot of people fooled into thinking this is a kind of papaya fruit imported fruit. The fruit is thick and delicious taste makes papaya california loved by the people of Indonesia. Cultivation was fairly easy, it just takes a fertile land and can be planted in the garden or yard.

In the village of Glempang, District Maos, Cilacap, there are groups of farmers cultivating papaya california. Lasmin, one farmer said, planting papaya california from seed to fruiting takes approximately 6-7 months.

"At the age of 9-10 months california papaya fruit has begun to be harvested, after the first harvest next papaya can be harvested twice a week," said Lasmin.

California papaya fruit is currently sold at a price of 2500 / kilogram from farmers, super papaya fruit can reach a weight of two kilograms each fruit. As with other fruit species, differences in selling price california papaya has a considerable price difference among farmers than the selling price in the market traders.

Despite having a fairly large difference in price, california papaya cultivation remains profitable for farmers. "The results are abundant fruits and harvest time are constantly every two times a week, making many farmers interested cultivate them," added Lasmin.

Santo, another farmer in the village Glempang, initially admitted only to continue the cultivation of california owned by his parents, but because the results were passable, former migrant workers chose to develop it by adding more land.


"Initially only continue cultivating belongs to parents, because they see the results now I participated in developing them by adding more land," said Santo.

The market needs outside Java will papaya california rated high enough, even the farmers in the village of Glempang also sell california papaya seeds are used as seed to the outside of Java such as Papua, Aceh and Lombok.

Farmers in the village Glempang now been able to sell fruit, seeds and seedlings. Papaya seeds are sold at various prices, there is one small pack price of 40 thousand rupiah contains about 400 seeds. There is a large pack at a price of 160 thousand rupiah contain the seeds in 1600 does not include postage.

In addition to seeds, farmers also sell seedlings are ready for planting, for a 2 month old seedlings, farmers sell Rp 1,500, - perbatang, there are also seeds still life of approximately one month is sold at Rp 1,000, - perbatang.

Lasmin is one of the farmers who currently pursue papaya breeding california, even he admitted his is ready to buy back in if there are farmers who grow the seedlings bought from him.


"Buy the seeds from me and I am ready to pay his men, yes price equal to the others, or if he had the land later I love the seeds, but later sold his back to me," said Lasmin.

California papaya very much beneficial for health, increase appetite, treat stomach ulcers, prevent ulcers and to facilitate digestion. California papaya inside there is also the nutrients that are beneficial to the human body, among others, are Vitamin A, Vitamin C, B1, calories, carbohydrate, phosphorus, iron, protein and minerals.

The market requirements are quite high, making Lasmin and co-rekanya Glempang fellow farmers in the village of papaya fruit is always flooded with orders from the parties hospitals outside Java.

"Papaya California can last a week or so, so it is safe if sent to outside Java," said Lasmin.




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