Papaya have become a favourite tropical fruit worldwide, being known for its sweet taste and aromatic undertones. It is fruit of the plant, Carica papaya which belongs to the family Caricaceae. Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) is a pathogenic plant virus that’s grouped as ‘RNA viruses’ belonging to the the Potiviridae family and Potyvirus Genus PRSV is known to be rod-shaped and between 760–800 nm long. Studies have shown that PRSV could have originated as back as 2000 years ago , yet was only discovered