Question

Papaya Variety Surya is an offspring of?

• A. Washington \( \times \) CO.1
• B. CO.1 \( \times \) Washington
• C. CO-2 \( \times \) Sunrise Solo
• D. Sunrise Solo \( \times \) Pink Flesh Sweet

Hint:

Papaya hybrid 'Surya', developed by IIHR, is known for its red flesh and good quality. Its parentage is Sunrise Solo (female) \( \times \) Pink Flesh Sweet (male).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Washington and CO.1 belong to an unrelated papaya lineage, ruling out options (1) and (2).
Step 2: CO-2 is a separate TNAU release, unrelated to Surya, ruling out option (3).
Step 3: Surya was developed at IIHR Bengaluru from Sunrise Solo \( \times \) Pink Flesh Sweet.
Step 4: The correct answer is Sunrise Solo \( \times \) Pink Flesh Sweet.