PINEAPPLE - Tropical Fruits - page 365

Bromelain, the proteolytic enzyme found in pineapple plants, particularly
in the stem, has a number of industrial and medicinal applications. Some
bromeliads, including pineapple, are grown for their leaf fi bres, and many
more are grown as ornamentals.
FURTHER READING
Bartholomew, D.P. and Malézieux, E.P. (1994) Pineapple. In. Schaf er, B. and Andersen,
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Tropical Crops . CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, pp. 243-291.
Bartholomew, D.P., Malézieux, E., Sanewski, G.M. and Sinclair, E. (2003) Infl orescence,
and fruit development and yield. In: Bartholomew, D.P., Paull, R.E. and Rohrbach,
K.G. (eds) The Pineapple: Botany, Production and Uses . CABI Publishing, Wallingford,
UK, pp. 167-202.
Hepton, A. (2003) Culture system. In: Bartholomew, D.P., Paull, R.E. and Rohrbach,
K.G. (eds) The Pineapple: Botany, Production and Uses. CABI Publishing, Wallingford,
UK, pp. 109-142.
Leal, F. and Coppens d' Eeckenbrugge, G. (1996) Pineapple. In. Janick, J. and Moore,
J.N. (eds) Fruit Breeding, Vol. I: Tree and Tropical Fruits . John Wiley & Son, New York,
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Paull, R.E. and Chen, C.-C. (2003) Postharvest physiology, handling, and storage of
pineapple. In: Bartholomew, D.P., Paull, R.E. and Rohrbach, K.G. (eds). The Pineapple:
Botany, Production and Uses . CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, pp. 253-279.
Py, C., Lacoeuilhe, J.J. and Teisson, C. (1987) The Pineapple, Cultivation, and Uses . G.P.
Maisoneuve et Larose, Paris, France.
Rohrbach, K.G. and Johnson, M. (2003) Pests, diseases and weeds. In: Bartholomew,
D.P., Paull, R.E. and Rohrbach, K.G. (eds) The Pineapple: Botany, Production and Uses .
CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, pp. 203-251.
Soler, A. (1992) Pineapple - Quality Criteria . CIRAD-COLEACP, Montpellier, France.