Organic Pineapple
Pineapple is tropical fruit. It is a good source of Vitamin A and B and rich in Vitamin C and calcium. It contains phosphorus and iron. The fruit contains a special enzyme called ‘Bromelin’ which digests protein. Fruit is used for table purpose, preparations of juices, slices, tit bits, squash, jam, mixed jam, candy etc. Dried waste after extraction (pomace) is valuable cattle feed. Other byproducts are alcohol, calcium citrate, citric acid and vinegar. Leaves of pineapple are used for fibre preparation. Fruit of pineapple is botanically called sorosis. Botanical name of pineapple is Ananas comosus and family is Bromeliaceae.
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Pineapple is tropical fruit. It requires moderate temperature and high humidity. The optimum temperate range is 210C to 230C. At low temperature, no fruit bud differentiation takes place. A well-distributed rainfall of 150 c. m. per year is adequate.
Soil Requirement:
Crop is grown on light to medium soils. Soils should be well drained. Sandy loams, laterites and slightly acidic soils with pH 5.5 to 6.00 are suitable for crop cultivation. Propagation: - Pineapple is propagated by vegetative method; suckers, slips; crown and disc are used for its multiplication. Slips are best for planting
Planting:
For planting rainy season is the best, planting is done at beginning of monsoon in dry region and at the end of the monsoon in high rainfall area. Planting is done either in flat beds or in shallow trenches. The planting distance in the single row system should be 25 x 60 x 90 cm and in double row system 25 x 30 x 90cm.
Manuring:
Pineapple is heavy feeder. It requires 600 kg N, 400 kg P and 400kg K per ha. Nitrogen is given in two split doses, first at beginning of monsoon and second in the month of February
Harvesting And Yield:
It matures in both 15 to 20 months after planting. Usually flowering takes place from February to April and fruits are ready from July to September. The fruits are harvested when they just become yellow. An average yield is 10 to15 tonnes per hectare
Varieties:
1. Gaint kew or kew:- It is one of the most important cultivars of Pineapple . It is ideal for
canning industry. Flesh of the fruit is yellow, fibreless and juicy. The fruit is cylin- drical
in shape with average weight 1.9 kg. It is a late maturing variety.
2. Queen: - It is the second important cultivar which is grown in our country. It is an early maturing variety, used as table variety. It is mostly grown in Bengal region.
The fruits are small cylindrical, with average weight 1.2 kg. Fruit colour is golden yellow
while the flesh is deep golden yellow
3. Mauritius: - It is a mid season variety. Fruits of this variety are medium sized with yellow and red skin.
4. Typhone No.1 andNo.3
5. Red Spanish
