Commercial Varieties of Papaya

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Pusa Delicious	Gynodioecious variety with 100% productive plants. High yield, excellent taste and flavour.	Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh
Pusa Dwarf	Dwarf dioecious variety. Medium-sized oval fruits, preferred by consumers.	Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh
Pusa Nanha	Extremely dwarf variety. Suitable for kitchen garden, pots and rooftop cultivation. Ideal for high-density planting.	Tripura, Bihar, Jharkhand
CO-1	Dwarf dioecious variety. Medium-sized spherical fruits.	Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
CO-2	Medium-tall dioecious variety. High papain content. Mainly grown for papain production.	Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha
CO-3	Gynodioecious, tall and vigorous. Medium fruits, high sugar, red flesh. Suitable for dessert.	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
CO-4	Dioecious variety. Medium-tall plants with purple tinges. Suitable for home gardening.	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
CO-5	Selection from Washington variety. High papain yield (1500–1600 kg/ha).	Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
CO-6	Dioecious dwarf variety. Large fruits. Suitable for papain and dessert purposes.	Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh
Coorg Honey Dew	Gynodioecious variety. Excellent fruit quality under South Indian conditions.	All over India
Pink Flesh Sweet	Medium-sized fruits with pink flesh. Excellent dessert quality.	All over India
Pant-1	Dioecious variety. Medium fruits. Recommended for tarai region.	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Sunrise Solo	Gynodioecious variety with pink flesh and good taste.	All over India
Taiwan	Gynodioecious variety. Blood red flesh with good taste.	All over India
IIHR, Bangalore Hybrids
Arka Surya	Hybrid (Sunrise Solo × Pink Flesh Sweet). Medium fruits (600–800 g), red pulp, TSS 13.5–15°Brix.	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Arka Prabhath	Hybrid (Surya × Local Dwarf). Gynodioecious, deep pink pulp, sweet fruits with TSS 13.5–15°Brix.	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala