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How To Cultivate and Grow Pineapple Plant

How To Cultivate and Grow Pineapple Plant - Pineapple is planted with a population of 24000-72000 plants / ha, depending on the cultivar planted and planting purposes. Pineapple for processing must be planted with low populations (40000-50000 plants / ha) in order to obtain large fruit size, while the pineapple can be grown for fresh consumption with high populations (60000-70000 plants / ha). Planting on land that has been processed, beginning with making the planting hole. Planting hole made ​​with a drill set, with a depth of 8 cm. Seeds inserted into the hole until the base of the seedlings reach the bottom of the hole, then pressed the surrounding soil. An experienced workforce can plant 2000 seedlings per day. If the seedling death is high (> 10%), then do stitching, so that production targets can be achieved.   Pineapple Plant Fertilization Pineapple plants require nutrients in sufficient volume to produce well. Nutrients needed each harvest at least 68 kg N...

Main Diseases of Pineapple Plant

Pineapple is a fruit are much preferred because it tastes sweet and refreshing. But there are some Main Diseases of Pineapple Plant that attacking this plant so we have to control it to get a high quality fruit. Maybe the disease is like the disease of tomato plant , just read detail. Fruit wilt (Erwinia chrysanthemi). This disease attacks the Singapore-Spanish cultivars and Masmerah in Malaysia. This disease attacks the fruit of pineapples few weeks before ripe that causes fruit to spend lots of liquids and gases, so the disease can not be controlled directly. Indirect control is done by controlling the spread of bacteria ants above. Various pesticides such as the type heptaklor can control these ants. Smooth Cayenne pineapple resistant to this disease. Heart rot (bacterial heart rot). The disease is also caused by the bacterium Erwinia chrysanthemi. The disease attacks the young leaves at the base of the plants are 3-6 months old and causes decay in the center of the canopy...