Cuba introduces new pineapple variety that triples yield
Date: 04/11/2009
Introduction:
Cuban farmers started sowing a new variety of pineapple that triples the yield of previous ones and has higher concentrations of sugar and vitamin C, according to experts. Known as MD-2, the species is capable of producing from 80 to 120 tons per hectare, three times more than the traditional Red Spanish, the most common variety in the country. This kind of fruit is a hybrid obtained in labs in Hawaii from the Smooth Cayenne variety, which is characterized by its big size, cylindrical shape and very few thorns. The head of the Business Unit for Fruit Trees in Ciego de Avila province told the press that the first of 67 hectares are already sown. (Source: Caribbean Net News, 21 October 2009)
