‘Fiji Red’ papaya comes from foundation seed of Solo sunrise developed by the University of Hawaii Seed Lab. This foundation seed has been improved in Fiji over several generations to produce a variety with highly desirable eating and keeping qualities that performs well under Fiji conditions.
‘Fiji Red’ has a freckled greenish-yellow skin that turns yellow as the fruit ripens, but inside is a juicy, dramatic red-orange color flesh.
The characteristics of ‘Fiji Red’ are as follows:
- exceptional sweetness and flavour (high brix-12%-15%),
- strong red coloured flesh,
- good size characteristics (400 to 600 gm)
- good keeping qualities.
