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Papaya (Carica papaya) is a common man's fruit, which is reasonably
priced and have a high nutritive value. This fruit is available
through out the year. About 17,000 hectares are under papaya
cultivation in India. This is a tropical fruit and tree requires
minimum irrigation. Yield from a tree can be up to 100 fruits each
weighing about 1kg. The fruit is known by various names such as pepe
(Bengali), papita (Hindi), pharangi (Kanada), boppayi pandu (Telugu),
omakai (Malayalam), popai (Marati) and pappali (Tamil).
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