Published Feb 10, 2023
Pineapple includes body-enriching nutrients such as Proteins, Vitamins, and minerals. Furthermore, in addition to aiding digestion, it has immune-boosting antioxidants.
It is a tropic fruit with a temperature of 18-45 °C is most suitable for the plant's growth. Also, rainfall with an average of 1500 mm per year is necessary for its growth.
It has less strict soil requirements and can be grown in marginally inferior soils. However, humus-rich sandy loam and laterite soils are among the most suitable soil types.
A few of the popular varieties of pineapple include Kew, Mauritius, Queen, Lakhat, and Jaldhup.
The pineapple flowers in the months of February, March and April. The fruits are ready between July and September. However, the fruiting season is off-season sometimes (from September to December).
In and around months of the plantation, the fruits are harvested. The pineapple yield is one fruit per plant. And the ideal storage temperature is 7.2 °C with 80-90% humidity.