Production Technology of Papaya Latex 1st Edition  (English, Hardcover, B. C. Mazumdar)

The latex collected from young papaya fruits or other species of the genus, Carica is purified to liberate the papain of commerce, which being a rich source of proteolytic enzymes finds utilization in a number of big or small industries. For the everincreasing demand, a large section of papaya farmers in tropical parts of India and other countries have of late, come forward for large-scale production of this laticiferous by-product of papaya fruits. The importance of the latex in commerce has also aroused much attention of the scientists as would be evident from the extensive researches that have been carried out by them, aiming at determining the agro-techniques contributive to the higher production of the latex or its purification. The present text has elaborately described with illustrations the scientific procedure to secure higher yield of the latex from papaya fruits, which has been done especially to cater to the need of the papaya growers. The other parts of the title have besides discussing the general properties of papain as well as assay and purification aspects of the latex, reviewed to a great depth the various research findings that have been put forward by the scientists on the role of agricultural inputs and techniques affecting the yield and enzymic quality of this valuable by-product of papaya fruits and thereby, seeks to meet the requirements of the researchers and students in the area of papaya latex production.