Cultivation and Production of High-Quality Pineapple - TvAgro by Juan Gonzalo Angel

Twitter @juangangel The pineapple is a perennial plant of the Bromeliaceae family, native to South America. This small species, with hard, lanceolate leaves up to 1 meter long, bears fruit once every three years, producing a single, fragrant, and sweet fruit, highly prized in gastronomy. Pineapple can be planted at any time of year in moist soil, although the best time is autumn. Propagation from seed is rare. Shoots from the central stem are most frequently used; the best come from the basal part, although buds from the distal stem or the crown of bracts from the fruit can also be used. Naturally, the basal shoots develop, bear fruit, and in turn give rise to new stems. The different types of shoots are known as crowns (the apical meristem), shoots (the stem buds), and cloves (stems of the stem bud). The shoots are planted in rows, leaving 40-45 cm between plants and slightly more between rows, or more if mechanically sprayed with herbicides, with a total density of 37,500 to 50,000 plants per hectare. Fruit plantations for industrial use are more compact, with up to 80,000 plants. Weeding is done twice a year; the alternative is spraying with herbicides, especially ametryn, diuron, and even uracils such as bromacil. Fertilizer is given triennially or biennially with nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus, 5 to 6 g per plant, to which magnesium is sometimes added. In frost-prone areas, the plant should be covered during the cold season. The main harvest typically takes place from early summer to early autumn; the fruit must be picked ripe, as it does not continue to ripen once removed. A 30% yield is considered acceptable, i.e., 12,000 to 18,000 fruits weighing between 1 and 2.5 kg per hectare. Plants are typically replaced every two harvest cycles to prevent yield decline. Flowering can be induced with the use of ethephon to regulate the production cycle. Source: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananas_... Juan Gonzalo Angel Restrepo www.tvagro.tv