Question

Papaya Variety Surya is an offspring of?

• A. Washington \( \times \) CO.1
• B. CO.1 \( \times \) Washington
• C. CO-2 \( \times \) Sunrise Solo
• D. Sunrise Solo \( \times \) Pink Flesh Sweet

Hint:

Papaya hybrid 'Surya', developed by IIHR, is known for its red flesh and good quality. Its parentage is Sunrise Solo (female) \( \times \) Pink Flesh Sweet (male).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

'Surya' is a popular papaya hybrid variety known for its gynodioecious nature (producing female and hermaphrodite plants), good fruit quality (red flesh, high TSS), and yield. It was developed at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru. The parentage of 'Surya' papaya is: Sunrise Solo \( \times \) Pink Flesh Sweet 'Sunrise Solo' is a well-known Solo type papaya, and 'Pink Flesh Sweet' is another variety used for its desirable fruit characteristics. In this cross, 'Sunrise Solo' is typically used as the female parent and 'Pink Flesh Sweet' as the male parent. Let's check the options:
(1) Washington \( \times \) CO.1: Not the parentage of Surya.
(2) CO.1 \( \times \) Washington: Not the parentage of Surya.
(3) CO-2 \( \times \) Sunrise Solo: CO-2 is another papaya variety, but this is not the cross for Surya.
(4) Sunrise Solo \( \times \) Pink Flesh Sweet: This is the correct parentage for the papaya hybrid 'Surya'. Sunrise Solo \( \times \) Pink Flesh Sweet