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Chapter 1 - The pineapple
THE pineapple Chapter 01 Photo Garth SanewskiVersion 1, 31 August 2009 pineapple best practice manual Classification and World pineapple Botanical and physiological Leaf shape and Axillary root Basal white tissue ..6 Trichomes ( leaf hairs )..6 Water storage tissue ..7 CAM photosynthesis ..7 Life Stem (butt)..9 Root Reproduction ..12 Flowering ..13 Fruit ..13 Nutritional, medical and industrial value of pineapple ..13 References and further Vegetative (rounded) growing point (left) and flowering (pointed) growing point (right) 2 | Version 1, 31 August 2009 Chapter 01 The pineapple Classification and origins The pineapple belongs to the bromeliad family, which contains 50 genera and about 2,500 known species, all but one of them from Central and South America.
drawn upon to maintain plant growth, and even fruit development, during periods of inadequate moisture. After extended dry periods this tissue decreases to near nil – a sign of drought. Cross section of pineapple leaf showing water storage tissue making up the top half of the leaf Water storage tissue CAM photosynthesis
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