Pineapple for non-food usage

Pineapple for non-food usage

Pineapple farmers would be keen to ensure the survival of their pineapple crop through making use of tissue culture methods instead of conventional methods. They would also use some of the agricultural crops for uses other than animal or human consumption. More on that later.

New tissue culture techniques involving pineapples have been developed that would accelerate the growth of seeds a lot faster than what would be possible using standard mediums. Plantlets taken from the axillary buds of ripe pineapples would be cultured using inorganic nutrients that were supplemented in order to induce callus.

In fact, most plant tissue culture requires exogenous cytokinin (Method used to manipulate the growth, yield and architecture in plants) to ensure optimal growth. The most commonly used cytokinins in tissue culture would be BA (Benzyladenine) and isopentenyladenine

The best sterilization methods would be used to ensure that the axillary buds have the highest induction ratio.

Its been said that pineapple is the only fruit that has a main stem running through it. The top crown of the leaves would be monitored to serve as an indication for when the fruit is ready for harvesting.

The crowns taken from the top of the pineapple would be used for propagation purposes as the fruit contains no viable seeds that can be used to ensure its survival. Generally, when micro propagating make sure you get the greenest pineapple you can find.

Occasionally scientists would use slips coming from the base of the pineapple should there be a short supply of planting material.

Today, the majority of pineapple crops would come form countries like the Philippines, Thailand and Brazil. Uses would include production of fiber (non food use), pineapple wine (Food use) and medical purposes to help induce abortion, menstruation, expel worms and kill of parasites.

The most remarkable non-food use of pineapple would be where people from the Philippines would weave fabric that is taken from fibers that were extracted from pineapple leaves. Natives of the area have been weaving all types of fibers taken from cotton and silk, but have since discovered that weaving from pineapple fibers would produce elegant fabric that would have prominence among so many other fabrics all over the world.

Further to this, the leaves of the pineapple plant would serve as material for both furnishings and wallpaper. Pineapple farmers are therefore willing to implement various propagation methods of which most would include plant tissue culture.