Which Island Is Known as the Island of Pineapple?

Lanai.

Dole Food Company (specifically, James Dole’s Hawaiian Pineapple Company).

*Ananas comosus*; it is a multiple fruit (or syncarp), specifically a collection of fused berries.

The island’s well-drained, slightly acidic volcanic soil, consistent tropical temperatures, and specific rainfall patterns provided ideal conditions for *Ananas comosus*.

Rising labor costs in Hawaii, increased competition from lower-cost producers in countries like the Philippines and Thailand, and the mechanization challenges of harvesting on varied terrain.

Pineapples are primarily propagated vegetatively from crowns (tops of the fruit), slips (small shoots below the fruit), or suckers (shoots from the plant’s base), ensuring genetic uniformity and faster fruiting than from seeds.

The edible fleshy part develops from the fused ovaries of multiple individual flowers, along with the bracts and the central axis of the inflorescence, forming a single, collective fruit (syncarp).

Bromelain.

*Ananas comosus* originated in the region between southern Brazil and Paraguay. It was spread globally by indigenous peoples and later by European explorers (e.g., Columbus, Portuguese) to other tropical regions.

The extensive use of black plastic or asphalt-impregnated paper mulching to retain soil moisture, control weeds, and elevate soil temperature, thereby promoting faster growth and earlier fruiting.