ABSTRACT
Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is an important fruit crop grown in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Described as a large, fast-growing, arborescent herb, papaya is cultivated for its climacteric, melon-like fruit. It is one of the few plant species that bears fruit continuously throughout the year within months of planting and is commonly found in small backyard gardens for household consumption and organized commercial plantings for domestic markets and export (Chan and Paull 2009). Papaya is well known for its nutritional, medicinal, and health benefits. The fruit is rich in
CONTENTS
10.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 219 10.2 Experimentally Based Functional Genomics ....................................................................... 221
10.2.1 Genetic Approaches .................................................................................................. 221 10.2.1.1 Marker-Based Approaches ......................................................................... 221 10.2.1.2 Mutagenesis ...............................................................................................224 10.2.1.3 Transgenic Technology ..............................................................................225
