Chapter 1 - The pineapple
Pineapple best practice manual World pineapple production Australian pineapple production reached a peak in 1988 with 154,000 tonnes from 6,660 ha (Castles, 1995). In 2009/10 it is estimated that 90,000 tonnes will be grown of which about 44% is for fresh fruit. It is expected that within a few years that the
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