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acetate strips 244
acetic acid bacteria 238–239
acetic souring 240
acetylene 175, 177, 178
acid, gibberellic, crown storage 264
acidity 256, 259–260, 261–262
adult scarabs 218–219
Agrobacterium infection 62–63
ALOHA-Pineapple 191
aluminium 157, 159
Amdro®, ant control 245amino acids 258
Anagyrus anantis 243
Ananas comosus 13, 40–41, 43
Ananas sp. 22, 23–28
anatomy 13–29, 82–88
André, Edouard (1840–1911) 22, 27
animal feed 9, 115, 157
anther culture 61–62
anthesis 169, 170–171
ants
control, Amdroü 245
field sampling for 243
intercycle period 203–206
mealybugs 214, 216–217, 221–222, 227,
242–243
Aorolaimus spp. 216
ascorbic acid 256–257
aspect, fruitdevelopment 184–185
Australian clonal-selection programme 46
auxins 133, 175, 180, 191
see also ethephon; naphthalene acetic acid
(NAA)
availability 262–263
axillary buds 81–82

bacteria 238–239, 254
bacterial diseases, management 231
Baker, J.G. 22
Baker, K. 25
banded preplant fertilizers 128
bed design 113, 224, 244
beetles 206–207, 218–219
Bertoni, Moises (1857–1929) 25, 28biolistics 62–63
biological control 220, 227, 242–245
biosafety, transgenic crops 64
biotechnology 57–65
Biotechnology Industry Organization meeting
June 1998, 65
black heart 40, 51, 195, 239
black spot 234–237
blister mite 233
boom 120
boom sprayer equipment 113
borers 231–232, 233
boron (B) 132, 154–155, 236
bract scars 170
bracts development 167–168
see also leaf
bran 287
Brazil,major cultivars 34–35
breeding 33–51
see also cultivars; varieties
Brix levels 137, 281
broad-leaved weeds 215
broadcast amendments 128
broken core 273
Bromel, Olaf 22
bromelain 2, 10, 258–259
Bromeliaceae 20–22
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bruising 138, 139–140, 264, 266, 281, 282
see also injury
bud moth 231–232
by-products 9–10, 115Cabezona 39, 174, 175
calcium (Ca) 131, 144, 151–153, 161
calcium carbide 175, 178
callus cultures 58, 61, 63
Camargo, F. 22–23, 25
Campden Food and Drink Research Association
standards 285
candied pineapple 287
canning 2–4, 8–9, 138, 177, 285
see also processing
canopy 81, 87, 88
carbide 178
carbon assimilation 72–75
carbon dioxide 72–80
carbon fixation 72–75
Carpophilus sp. 206–207cation exchange capacity (CEC) 113
Cayenne Baronne de Rothschild 36
‘Cayenne Lisse’ see ‘Smooth Cayenne’
cell cultures 58
cell well invertase (CWI ) activity 257, 271, 272
cellophane bags, postharvest life extension 266
Centre de Coopération Internationale en
Recherche Agronomique pour le
développement (CIRAD-FLHOR) 34, 40
Chalara paradoxa 209, 234, 244
chemically induced flowering132–133
chemicals, fruit senescence delay 255–256
chilled fresh-cut fruit 7–8
chilling injury 233, 240, 261, 264, 267–269
see also injury
chlamydospores 222
chlorophyll 149, 256, 281
chromosome number, Ananas comosus 41
chunks 285, 288
citric acid 256, 261–262
classification 22–23, 35, 64
see also taxonomy
clones
comparison 190
major commercial 253
reduced ethylene production 180selection 43–44, 46, 50
sensitivity to forcing 177
see also genetic engineering; hybridization
cloud cover 184–185
Codex Standards 137, 138, 285, 289
collar of slips 20, 45
Collins, J.L. 25, 33
colour index 147–150
Columbus, Christopher (1451–1506) 1

commercial processing 2–3
compatibility 46–47
consumption 6, 7, 8
copper 132, 155, 156
core 273
corking 155, 228, 236
Côte d’Ivoire,breeding programmes 34
countries, production 5
crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) 69, 72–76
crop
cropping systems 69, 72
cycle 70–71, 204, 205
duration 187
environment 69–101
intercycle cover 207
log 129–130, 144–145
nutrient removal 156
plant-crop pineapple cycle 204, 205
residues 113–115, 156–159
transgenic 64
see also harvesting; processing; ratoon crops
crosses 34, 46–47, 49
see...