Production and management of pineapple (Ananas comosus [L.] Merr. cv. Queen) in selected municipalities of Camarines Norte

Date

4-2014

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Major Course

Major in Horticulture

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Abstract

The major practice on the production and management of Queen pineapple was conducted in the Municipalities of Basud, Daet, San Lorenzo Ruiz, and San Vicente, Camarines Norte. The availability of suckers, the propagule used in all farms that were visited, determined the planting time. In general, planting density (i.e., 30,000-35,000 plants ha-1) was lower than the recommended by 42-71% in monocropped production areas, and 11-55%in coconut-based farms, respectively. The pineapple farms were rain-fed since there is more or less no dry season. Fertilizers were applied at varying rate, which is either higher or lower than recommended. Weeds were controlled by manual and chemical means. In general, pre-harvest losses were attributed to rodents, sunscalding, birds, and mechanical damage, while postharvest losses were due to improper handling, and compression damage during transport. Pineapples were sold in straight buying scheme, wherein all marketable fruits have the same price, regardless of size and quality. In monocropped farms, the estimated yield of ?Queen? pineapple ranges from 23.4 to 27.0 tons ha-1. On the other hand, the national average of pineapple in 2013 was 45.13 tons ha-1 (BAS, 2014). The monocropped farms, for the production of pineapple, had a total cost of PhP100,295-107,369 and total sales of PhP157,950-182,250, with P57,655-74,881 net income for a period of 1 ½ year.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993 2014 A3 /C34

Document Type

Thesis

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