Response of ‘pérola’ pineapple to five planting dates
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1985.v20.16344Keywords:
fruiting, fruit size, plant growin cycleAbstract
An experiment was carried out at the "Estação Experimental de Águas Belas" at Viamão, RS, Brazil, to study the effect of planting dates on the yield of pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill) cv. Pérola. Pineapple slips weighing 120 g to 200 g each were planted on the first fortnights of September through December 1981 and January 1982. Delayed planting date from September throug December and January caused a 50-day decrease in the natural crop cycle. Flowering induction occurred every first Winter after planting. Fruits were harvested from February through April 1983. Early planting caused an increase in yield size and weight of fruits as well as in the percentage of fruits heavier than 900 g. Delayed planting caused increase only in the percentage of fruits ranging from 600 to 900 in weight.
