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Nanas
Nanas
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INTRODUCTION
Ananas colossus or more commonly known as pineapple is a tropical fruit with a large
production volume in the world (FAO 2009). It was introduced in Malaysia in the 16 th century
by the Portuguese. This herbaceous perennial plant grows from 1.0m-1.5m tall with 30 or
more through-shaped and pointed leaves which surround a thick stem (Ezrin, T. 2010). There
are five types of pineapple that are planted in Malaysia which are Morris Gajah, Morris,
Sarawak, Yankee, and Gandul. There are also four types of pineapple that produced through
hybrid which are Maspine, N36, MD2, and Josapine. Morris Gajah, Morris, Sarawak,
Yankee, Maspine, N36, MD2 and Josapine are planted for fresh consumption while Gandul
and Maspine are for canning process and juice (MPIB).
Rapid development of the pineapple industry in the 1960s -1970s has enabled
Malaysia listed as the world's largest pineapple producer (Raziah, 2009). Based on Malaysian
Pineapple Industrial Board (MPIB), Johor is the main producer of pineapple as Johor produce
up to 80 MT pineapples per year. It is the highest if compared to other state in Malaysia. Total
productions of pineapple from each state in Malaysia are tabulated in Table 1 below.
Table 1: Total production of pineapple from each state in Malaysia
(Source: MPIB)
Pineapple in Malaysia has a good market as there is less competition with pineapple
which are imported from other countries. This enabling local pineapple industry fully
dominated market domestic pineapple. Overall, the price of pineapple since 1997 until now
are relatively stable as the price is not affected by the price of imported pineapple. Average
price of pineapple based on their type are tabulated in Table 2 below.
Table 2: Average price of pineapple based on their type
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LITERATURE REVIEW
Pineapple can be grown in two types of soils, peat or mineral soils. However, at
Laman Nanas Maeps, pineapples are grown in mineral soil because mineral soil is available
in this area. Based on the information obtained from the visit, the type of pineapple that been
planting in here are hybrid pineapple which is MD2.
Seedling. The old pineapple trees were trimmed 10 '' - 12 '' from the ground for the
purpose of promoting seed production. The fertilizer was sprayed to obtain the fertile sucker
which can helps in the growing of pineapple plants. The sucker seed will be picked to be
moved and cultivated in the plant field. However, suckers seeds should be treated with
insecticides or fungicides before sending to farmers.
APPENDICES
A) Types of pineapples in Malaysia
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Specification
Young or immature.
The entire surface or sharp points on the oval, dark
Initial maturity.
Eyes slightly more rounded overall dark green with
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(FAMA)
Ripen.
Whole orange yellowish eyes.
Fill soft and too much juice.
Not suitable for the market.
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