Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 12.1.
Characteristics of pineapple groups and clones (after Leal and Soule,
1977).
Group
Characteristic
Spanish
Queen
Abacaxi
Cayenne
Maipure
Leaves
Spiny
Spiny
Spiny
Smooth
Smooth
Fruit
Weight (kg)
0.9-1.8
0.5-1.1
1.4
2.3
0.8-2.5
Shape
Globose
Conical
Conical
Cylindrical
Cylindrical
Colour skin
Large, deep
eyes
O, R
Deep eyes
Y
Y
Flat eyes
O
Y to OR
Colour
fl
esh
Pale Y to W
Deep Y
Pale Y to W
Pale Y to Y
W to deep Y
Core
Large
Small
Small
Medium
Small-
medium
Taste
Spicy acid,
fi
brous
Sweeter, less
acid, low
fi
bre
Sweet,
tender,
juicy
Sweet,
mildly acid,
low
fi
bre,
juicy
Sweeter than
'C',
fi
brous,
tender,
very juicy
Market
Canning
F
F
F
VG
F
Fresh
Local
G
G
G
G
G
Export
VG
G
F to P
F
F to P
Disease
problems
Gummosis,
wilt
resistance
More
resistant
than
'Cayenne'
Resistant
Mealy bug
wilt
Unknown
Clones
Red Spanish Queen
Abacaxi
Smooth
Cayenne
Maipure
Singapore
Spanish
MacGregor
Abakka
Cayenne
Lisse
Perolera
Green
Selangor
Natal
Sugar loaf
Smooth
Guate-
malan
Lebrija
Castilla
Ripley
Papelon
Typhone
Monte Lirio
PRI-67
Alexandria
Venezolana
St. Michael
Abacaxi
Cabezona
Amarella
Esmeralda
Rondon
Abbreviations: C, cayenne; F, fair; G, good; O, orange; OR, orange-red; P, poor; R, red; VG, very
good; W, white; Y, yellow.
ECOLOGY
Major areas of commercial cultivation are found between 30° N and
S latitudes, with some areas considered marginal for various reasons
(Bartholomew and Malézieux, 1994). Minor plantings extend pineapple