Author : D. B. Dalldorf
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (79 download)
Book Synopsis Climatic Requirements of Pineapples by : D. B. Dalldorf
Download or read book Climatic Requirements of Pineapples written by D. B. Dalldorf and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pineapples are indigenous to the tropics and thrive best in areas situated between 25 north and 25 souht of the equator as indicated in fig. 1. There are, of couse, areas between latitudes 25 N and 25 S which are not suitable for pineapple production due to certain climatic extremes which are experienced. Conversely there are areas not falling in these latitudes but which are suitable for the economic production of pineapples; one such area is the Eastern Cape (Table 1), which is the main pineapple-production area of the Republic of South Africa.