Tonight's Topic: "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Questions -- #21: "There's an Ananas (comosus) Among Us!"
Answers = [ A - B - A ]
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Yep, you guessed it (and you're off to a really great start!) -- because, for tonight's net, we will be asking you just 3 simple Pineapple questions.
For those of you living in the Southeast USA, another common bromeliad can be found there hanging from trees; it's called "Spanish Moss".
And bromeliads can be found almost everywhere -- especially in shopping malls decorated with those vase-shaped plants (Aechmea fasciata) that have a showy pink stalk with purple flowers sticking out of their center. Many homes in Florida, Hawai'i, and California use bromeliads on patios and in gardens.
Question #1: The pineapple fruit that we buy and eat is actually a fusion of berrylike fruitlets that developed from flowers on the end of a stem that spikes above the pineapple plant -- TRUE or FALSE?
A. True, or
B. False
"The fruit is a terminal cylindrical, compound structure at the apex of the stem and is formed by the fusion of the berrylike fruitlets that develop from the flowers. At its apex, the fruit bears a compressed, leafy shoot called a crown." Fruits and Nuts. Oct. 2002. F&N-7 p4(1)
Question #2: Like all bromeliads, the pineapple produces 3-petal flowers (about 100-200 per plant) that develop many seeds. In Hawai'i, for example, growing new pineapples from seed is the most economical way to propagate new pineapple crops -- TRUE or FALSE?
A. True, or
B. False
"Crowns are currently the preferred planting material in Hawaii. They are twisted from the fruit at the time of harvest. The wound is allowed to dry (“cure”) for one to two weeks or, more commonly in Hawaii, the crowns are dipped in fungicide and planted soon after harvest. The chance of rot is reduced by trimming the crown butt to remove fruit tissue high in sugars. Crowns grow more slowly and are less drought resistant than slips but may have the potential to develop better root systems. Crowns should be graded by weight to minimize variability in the field." Fruits and Nuts. Oct. 2002. F&N-7 p5(1)
Question #3: Another way to propagate pineapples -- and one that you can do yourself with a fresh pineapple -- is to twist off the leafy crown from the fruit, let the crown dry for about 2 weeks, and then pot it up like a common houseplant -- TRUE or FALSE?
A. True, or
B. False
Dole Plantation -- GROW YOUR OWN PINEAPPLE(2). Also, check out:
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(1) Fruits and Nuts. Oct. 2002. F&N-7. Pineapple Cultivation in Hawaii*. Duane P. Bartholomew, Kenneth G. Rohrbach, and Dale O. Evans (PDF).
(2) Dole Plantation info: GROW YOUR OWN PINEAPPLE
(3) General economic botany info: PINEAPPLE--THE PLANT THAT ATE HAWAI'I
=================(2) Dole Plantation info: GROW YOUR OWN PINEAPPLE
(3) General economic botany info: PINEAPPLE--THE PLANT THAT ATE HAWAI'I
++ Pineapple JOKE OF THE DAY ++ --
Q: Why did the pineapple stop in
the middle of the road?
A: Because it ran out of juice
[SOURCE: http://www.jokes4us.com/miscellaneousjokes/foodjokes/pineapplejokes.html]A: Because it ran out of juice
"Obviously "Bromeliad" is simply a shortening of the scientific name "Bromeliaceae" to indicate any member of the Pineapple family. We might call them all pineapples since they are members of that family, and not bother to find a new term. However, it would cause confusion to associate such diverse forms as the giant Puya and the Spanish Moss under a name for which we have already a sharp and narrow concept...."
Pronunciation Guide (from BSI Journal):
Ananas -- anay' nas is strictly correct, but ananas pronounced like the word bananas is permissible.
comosus -- koh moh' sus
The word: BROMEL-IAD -- The name of this family (Bromeliaceae) is derived from a man's name Mr. Olof Bromelius, a Swedish botanist of the 17th century. We pronounce it with the accent on the EL — BROMEL. The IAD is the horticultural tag that says, simply, "belonging to".
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