Chia, C.L.Manshardt, Richard M.2009-09-112009-09-112001-10Chia CL, Manshardt RM. Why some papaya plants fail to fruit. 2001. Honolulu (HI): University of Hawaii. 2 p. (Fruits and Nuts; F&N-5).http://hdl.handle.net/10125/12186Papaya fruits may fall from the plant when about golf-ball size due to lack of pollination of a female flower. The distinction between female and hermaphrodite papaya plants is described. With “solo” papaya cultivars, allowing three seedlings to develop in each planting site gives a 96 percent chance that selection for a single hermaphrodite plant will be possible.2 pagesen-USCarica papayapapayaspollinationfruit setArticle