My papaya tree appears to have been killed by the recent freezes. I grew it from a seed from Hawaii. It was 2 years old and 6 feet tall and had 12 papayas on it. I grew it in a pot the first year ...

Papaya trees are fast-growing and can provide bumper crops of fruits right from their first year. They love the sun and tend ...

Q: The young fruits (about 1in-2in/2.5cm-5cm) on my papaya tree drop off all the time. How can they grow until maturity so that I can enjoy them?

The papaya (Carica papaya) is one of the most useful plants grown in the tropics. It usually grows from a single stem and can reach great heights.

Researchers have produced a first draft of the papaya genome. This draft sheds new light on the evolution of flowering plants. And because it involves a genetically modified plant, the newly ...

A broad collaboration of research institutions in the U.S. and China has produced a first draft of the papaya genome. This draft, which spells out more than 90 percent of the plant’s gene coding ...