ABSTRACT
The use of protected cultivation for fruit crops, particularly papaya, has not been adopted on the same scale as in vegetable-and flower-production systems. The challenges in producing this crop in protected systems are needed particularly where pest and virus are the serious threats to quality and productivity. The objectives of this chapter are to explore the concepts of protected agriculture as they apply to papaya and illustrate the prospects for protected agriculture to address biotic and abiotic challenges to fruit production.
