Effects of soil variation between peat soil and mineral soil on fruit quality of pineapple (Ananas Comosus) cultivars: N36 and josapine

• Main Authors: Abu Kasim, Amirul Imran, Mohd Kassim, Angzzas Sari
• Other Authors: Mohd. Fauzi, Noor Akhmazillah
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTHM 2017
• Subjects: TP248.13-248.65 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4488/1/Chapter%205_BFPP_S1.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4488/
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Consumption of pineapple is predicted to increase in the near future in which the demand for continuous supply of the fruit becomes of major interest. This research is focused on finding the influence of growth medium between peat soil and mineral soil to the weight and production of vitamin C and s...