Dept of Agriculture Development 
SFAC KeralaIt is a disease caused by a virus. Vein clearing, puckering and lobbing in of leaf occur. Margin and distal parts of leaves roll downward and inward. Mosaic mottling, dark green blisters and distortion of leaves which result in shoe string symptom and stunting of plants occurs.
Plant disease free seedlings. Raise sorghum / maize as barrier crop before planting papaya. Rogue out affected plants immediately on noticing symptoms. Do not raise cucurbits around the field. Spray Malathion 50 EC (2 ml / litre of water) or Dimethoate 30 EC (2 ml / litre of water) to control the vector.
