Second harvests of Gold pineapple in Spain would be of high quality and profitability

A study conducted by the National University-UNAL Palmira Headquarters, as part of the royalty project 'Increasing the sustainable competitiveness of hillside agriculture in Valle del Cauca,' has found that with the correct agronomic management, the Gold pineapple plant can yield a second harvest. Conducted on a MD-2 pineapple farm in Dagua, Valle del Cauca, the research identified a lack of information on the technological management of the second harvest of pineapples in hillside areas and developed a protocol for preparing plants for the second harvest, which includes pruning, selection, and harvesting of hills, and boxing of furrows with fiber. The study found that a treatment involving drip irrigation, foliar fertilization, conventional pest and disease management, and the use of plastic mulch resulted in a yield of over 80 tons per hectare, more than twice the average yield usually achieved empirically, and at a lower cost per kilo than the first harvest, increasing the profitability of the crop.