PINEAPPLE

Pineapple

Pineapple is a perennial crop grown for its fruits & used as a fresh&processed. In our campus some pineapple plots can be found .Which is included by the agro-frosty dept.

just up coming fruit

Common name:Pineapple

 Scientific name:Ananuscomosus

Family  name :Bromeliaceae

Present status:

immature fruit

The Pineapple occupies 4^th position in terms of production among the fruits grown in BD.Largely grows in Bandarbon,Rangamati,Sylhet,Mymensing&Tangail.

Nutritional value:

Pineapple has ben described as an excellent source of  vit-C& good source of vit-A,B.It also contain water,sugar,ascorbic acid,carotene,thiamine,riboflavin,Fe.

Varieties:

Honey queen,gaintkew,ghorashal,abacaxi,maipure.

Harvesting:

Fruit color changes from dark green to light green yellow some times to deep orang with the one set maturity.At full ripe stage ,a value of approximately 16 brix measured.

mature fruit

Yield:

A yield of at lest40-50t/h.Under optimum conditions the yield goes up to 70t/ha or even more.