August 02, 2009

Pineapple










Description
Pineapple eardrop there are many around the District Road crossing, Subang, West Java. Pineapple is considered good because the fruits are large, an average of 3 kg per fruit. Even fruits that have reached the weight 5 kg. Flat-eyed fruit skin, the color remains green even when fruit is ripe. Pulp white to pale yellow, fibrous rough, and water. Pain pulp is less sweet and slightly sour.
Terms grow
Pineapple is very easy and can be planted to grow in low and high. However, that growth can occur at the optimum height of between 100-700 m above sea level with a lot of wet days. When planted in dry areas, the land must have a good irrigation system. The depth of water does not land more than 150 cm. While the air temperature an average of about 30 ° C. Land should be light to moderate with the texture of semi-viscous or heavy, porous, many clan berhumus. Degree of acidity that this plant according to range between 4,5-5,5. Soil fertility is not a growth constraint, as long as the substance needs haranya met.
Cultivation Guidelines
Multiplication plants: Until now be planted with pineapple Anakan out of the base of the stem. However, sometimes also be the sucker or slips. Stem and crown can be cut and interest rates to be used as seed. Between Anakan (Raton), the stem bud (sucker), and coronal (crown) there is a difference in the nature of physiological age of flowering and the production. Ascending to the top of the plant, age and length of the lower production. However, the age of flowering plants is not a problem because the flowering pineapple plant can be arranged to provide oxygen to grow, karbid between PGR and ethrel 40. Anakan or crown a new interest rate cut (separated) can be planted directly, without in plant first. However, it should be used for a few days before planting. This meant that the wound is closed kalus more quickly so that the first roots. Budi power plants: pineapple planted with two-two line. Each line on the distance of 60 cm x 60 cm and 150 cm distance antarbaris. However, the pineapple can also be planted on the distance between 30-40 cm. The distance plant meeting, which produced the less. For the needs of industry (Canning) is usually required fruit is small (planting distance of 30 cm x 40 cm) astigmatism. Manure is needed 5-10 kg per planting hole. Fertilizer use is made of 300 kg urea, 600 kg TSP, KCl and 300 kg per hectare per year.