‘UC14’: a new papaya cultivar with intermediate fruit size
Messias Gonzaga Pereira, Lucas Nunes da Luz, Renato Santa-Catarina, Helaine Christine Cancela Ramos, Telma Nair Santana Pereira, Gislanne de Brito Barros, Geraldo Antônio Ferregueti, Diego Fernando Marmolejo Cortes, Julio Cesar Fiorio Vettorazzi, Alinne Oliveira Nunes Azecedo, Silvaldo Filipe da Silveira, Jurandi Gonçalves de Oliveira and Alexandre Pio Viana
Abstract: The papaya cultivar UC14, recommended for the Southeast and Northeast regions of Brazil, was developed by UENF/CALIMAN breeding program. ‘UC14’ produces smaller fruit than those of Formosa hybrid, with a mean weight of 0.8 kg and a mean fruit yield of 199.45 t ha-1.