(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2009-12-10) Moro, Larissa Benardino; Pratissoli, Dirceu; Franco, Cláudio Roberto; Polanczyk, Ricardo Antonio; Santos Júnior, Hugo José Gonçalves dos; Nava, Dori Edson; Vianna, Ulysses Rodrigues
Brazil is the worlds largest producer and third exporter of Papaya Carica papaya L., especially the state of Espírito Santo, which accounts for about 70% of exports. Climatic conditions necessary to the development of papaya are also highly favorable for