Physical changes during growth and development of female and hermaphrodite fruits of 'Ekostika Ι', 'Ekostika II' and 'Baladi' papaya fruits were studied. The fruits of both types of the three cultivars followed typical simple sigmoid curves. Fruit fresh weight and volume progressively increased up to physiological maturity (120 days after anthesis, DAA) and remained constant afterwards. The female fruits of the three cultivars were shorter and wider and with higher fresh weight and volume at maturity, compared to hermaphrodite fruits. Respiration curves of both fruit types of the three papaya cultivars exhibited a typical climacteric pattern. Respiration rate progressively declined to a minimum value at physiological maturity (120 DAA) and then increased in a climacteric pattern with peak of respiration at 140 DAA. Fruit flesh firmness slightly decreased up the physiological maturity and then sharply declined in a similar manner. Most of that decline occurred during the ripening phase (125-145 DAA). Papaya fruits should be harvested shortly (5-10 days) after physiological maturity, where the fruit attains maximum size and weight, it is still firm and climacteric rise phase has just started.
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