Pineapple is a kind of sweet fruit. And this is a kind of bunch. However, there are many more names for this fruit. Other names include Pineapple, Ananas, Ananus, Bahunetraphalam, Anamnasam. Also its scientific name: Ananas comosus Merr. This fruit is native to the continent of South America. At present, however, its cultivation is widespread in the tropics all over the world. Costa Rica, Brazil and the Philippines together account for about one-third of the world’s pineapple production.
Botany
Pineapple is a perennial herb that grows 1.0 to 1.5 m tall. But sometimes it can be longer. This tree has a small, stocky stem with hard, waxy leaves. It usually produces up to 200 flowers at the time of fruiting. However, some larger varieties may produce more than that.
It blooms once. And the individual fruits of this flower combine together to form multiple fruits. After the first fruit is produced, lateral shoots are produced on the leaf axis of the main stem. These saccharins can be removed for breeding, or left on the root tree to give extra fruit.
Pollination
In the wild, pineapples are primarily pollinated by hummingbirds. However, some wild pineapples are pollinated by bats at night. In the case of its cultivation, as seed development reduces the quality of the fruit, pollination is carried out by hand and the seed is kept for breeding only. For this reason, pineapple has been cultivated and canned commercially in Hawaii throughout the 20th century. And hummingbird imports were banned.
English naming of pineapple
The first mention of the pineapple fruit in English is from the French translation of Andre Thevet’s The New Found World or Antarctica. This is a 156th translation where he refers to it as a Hoyriri. However, the Tupinumbar people living near modern Rio de Janeiro used to cultivate this fruit, and then it was believed to be pineapple.
Later in the same English translation, he described the same fruit as “Nana made in the manner of a pine apple”. Where he used the word nanas in another hat language. Which means ‘excellent fruit’. The use of this word was adopted by many European languages and the scientific binary name of the plant Ananas comosus is derived from it.
Pineapple production
In 2016, the world production of pineapple was 269 lakh tons. Costa Rica was producing the most. The next largest producers are the Philippines, Brazil and Thailand.
Pineapple cultivation
Pineapple seedlings are planted in square, rectangular and quincel method by lightly preparing the land with a spade in horizontal rows. Lime, magnesium national fertilizers are applied. Dung, TSP is applied during land preparation and urea and muriate of potash fertilizers are applied before flowering.
Pineapple Pineapple is grown in light shade in orchards like lemon, coconut, betel nut, cashew nut and papaya to withstand harsh sun. Hormones are used to control flowers and increase fruit size. In the infestation of millibugs insects are sprayed with Sumithion, Parathion. It is known that after bearing fruit in a banana-like pineapple tree, the main tree dies (medicinal plant) and new seedlings sprout from the trunk of that tree.
Areas of cultivation
Pineapple is grown in Muktagachha, Bhaluka, Fulbaria of Mymensingh, Madhupur, Ghatail and Jamalpur Sadar upazilas of Tangail. This region is part of the third largest forest in the country. The soil in the shale forest area is suitable for pineapple cultivation. The climate here is favorable for pineapple. Therefore, in greater Mymensingh, pineapple cultivation is mainly in the average area.
Benefits of pineapple
Regularly eating pineapple every day has many benefits for our body. Because pineapple is a nutritious fruit. So we should eat pineapple regularly. Let’s take a look at the benefits of pineapple-
Eliminates malnutrition
Pineapple is a great source of nutrients. Pineapple is rich in vitamins A and C, calcium, potassium and phosphorus. These elements play an effective role in filling the nutritional deficiencies of our body. Eating a small amount of pineapple every day will not deprive the body of these nutrients.
Heals bones
Pineapple is rich in calcium and manganese. Calcium plays a vital role in bone formation and manganese strengthens bones. It is possible to prevent any bone disease by keeping a moderate amount of pineapple in the daily food list.
Beneficial for the eyes
Various studies have shown that pineapple protects us from macular degeneration. This disease destroys the retina of our eye and we gradually become blind. Pineapple contains beta carotene. Eating pineapple every day reduces the risk of this disease by up to 30 percent. It keeps our eyes healthy.
Conclusion
Pineapple is known to all of us as a nutritious and delicious fruit. So playing it meets the nutritional needs of our body. Also playing it has many benefits on our body. Increases immunity in our body. So we should all eat pineapple regularly.
