Propagation of papaya is commercially done only through seeds. Now a day farmers are growing papaya as a main crop which was in place of intercrop with other main crops in orchards. With the commercialization of papaya cultivation, the demand for quality seeds of well-established varieties has increased especially for the gynodioecious varieties which are very much famous among farmers and whose cost is very high. Poor seed handling is known to affect germination, seedling emergence, poor or low seedling vigour and sometimes even total failure of seedlings with attendant low yield and...