Does a male papaya plant bear fruit?

Question

II have a papaya plant that flowers like a male plant however it has on two fruit hanging down from it.

Answer 1

i have an answer to ur question.

1]scientific name of papaya is carica papaya.

2]it is dioecious plant or unisexual plant ie.,male and female plants are different.

3]in male carica papaya the sex organ is called as "ANTHERIDIUM"IT FORMS MICRO SPORES DURING FERTLISATION.

4}where as a female carica papaya has sex organs called as "ARCHIGONIUM". WHICH FORMS MEGA SPORES .

5]MEGA SPORES ARE NON MOTILE WHERE AS MICRO SPORES PRODUCED BY MALE PLANT ARE DIS PERSED THROUGH THE WIND AND FALL ON THE MEGASPORES OF THE FEMALE PLANT.AS A RESULT MEGA SPORES AND MICRO SPORES FUSE TO FORM A ZYGOTE WHICH BECOMES SPOROPHYTE[PLANT].THIS PROCESS OCCURS ON THE FEMALE PLANT AS A RESULT FRUITS ARE FORMED ON A FEMALE PLANT BUT NOT ON A MALE PLANT.

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Answer 2

Scientific Name Of Papaya Plant

Answer 3

: There are two types of papayas, Hawaiian and Mexican. The Hawaiian varieties are the papayas commonly found in supermarkets. These pear-shaped fruit generally weigh about 1 pound and have yellow skin when ripe. The flesh is bright orange or pinkish, depending on variety, with small black seeds clustered in the center. Hawaiian papayas are easier to harvest because the plants seldom grow taller than 8 feet. Mexican papayas are much larger the the Hawaiian types and may weigh up to 10 pounds and be more than 15 inches long. The flesh may be yellow, orange or pink. The flavor is less intense than that the Hawaiian papaya but still is delicious and extremely enjoyable. They are slightly easier to grow than Hawaiian papayas. A properly ripened papaya is juicy, sweetish and somewhat like a cantaloupe in flavor, although musky in some types. The fruit (and leaves) contain papain which helps digestion and is used to tenderize meat. The edible seeds have a spicy flavor somewhat reminiscent of black pepper.

Answer 4

Some papaya plants are bisexual with male and female flowers on the same plant.

Answer 5

Papayas are usually either male or female, but are sometimes both.

See the link below, and read the section on 'flowers' There's your answer.

Answer 6

Papaya trees (Carica papaya is the scientific name to the species) are sex separated individuals, so you have male trees that produce pollen and female trees, they form fruits.

Answer 7

papaya plants are normally bisexual

that's what i have learnt

Answer 8

find out the following: what helps in the ripening of the fruit 2. if any enzyme is involved, does iron acts as the cofactor?

Answer 9

no they do not