Pineapple

Pineapple farming

Agriculture Technology

Pineapple is a tropical fruit that is widely known in the world. Areas particularly Latin America, Hawaii, Thailand, Vietnam, and of course Indonesia. Pineapple cultivation is profitable, in addition to easy maintenance, this fruit does have a high economic value. This time we will review some pineapple cultivation techniques and also how to plant pineapple.

Nursery or superior seed selection was instrumental in the successful cultivation of pineapple. Seeds believed to be able to grow well, resistant to pests and diseases is certainly productive or have a satisfactory production results. Seeding pineapple wide - range, as is commonly done by vegetative and generative. Vegetative way is most often applied in particular by utilizing the root shoots (tillers), stem buds (buds of the parent), the buds of fruit, fruit crown and stem cuttings.

Penyemaiannya technique that is on when the planting would be better if oiled aphrodisiac root (root growth stimulants). Transplanting the seedlings into a nursery with a depth of about 1.5 cm to 2.5 cm. Spacing the fair is about 5-10 cm. The condition of a seeding should always be moist (not wet and not dry, but watery) and dried so that the seeds will not die. Transplanting can be done after the seedlings grow as tall as 25-30 cm or have a lifespan of 3-5 months.

For land management, soil should be trivialized by means of hijacked manual / automatic or hoeing. After that, we prepared the beds with a width of 80 cm to 120 cm and a spacing between beds is 90 cm - 150 cm.

Planting is by making the planting hole which has a size of 30 x 30 x 30 cm planting hole can manufacture using a hoe or a single or also with other tools. Do the planting with a depth of about 3-5 cm so that the stems of plants will not rot. Watering is done until the ground was rather damp and wet.

Fertilization can be done after pineapple aged 2-3 months, and fertilization is done with natural or artificial fertilizers and supplementary fertilization should be done every 3-4 months until flowering plants to bear fruit. TSP fertilizer used is 60 kg / ha, ZA 100 kg / ha, and KCL 50 kg / ha. At 6 months old plants, can be done fertilizing with manure around 10 tonnes / ha.

Pineapple fruit harvested after the plant was about 12-24 months depending on the type of seed. Seedlings of fruit crown will be fruitful at the age of 24 months, and the seeds of stem buds will bear fruit after the age of 18 months, and the seeds of root shoots bear fruit at the age of 12 months. Pineapple plant rejuvenation can be done when the plants aged 4-5 years.