Organic Pineapple Working Group

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Hello Dave, Colega Ecuadoriana et. al.:

Welcome to the Organic Pineapple Working Group. Could you tell us your name 
and profession (grower, rural development specialist, extension worker etc.)?

The Organic Pineapple Mailing List was created as a means to foment and 
facilitate the exchange of information among OPWG members in relation to 
Organic Pineapple Production, Promotion and / or
Marketing. While referring to an external source in response to a request for 
information sent to this list by a fellow OPWG colleague may be a legitimate 
means of satisfying that request, any action designed to transfer the 
discussion to another forum is  discouraged, as we do not intend to deviate 
requests made on OPWG or drain this list of its function. Providing the 
information requested within
the context of OPWG fulfills the purpose for which it was created and is 
encouraged.

Likewise, providing a more thorough explanation regarding the principles 
involved is also encouraged. Presumably, the microorganisms contained in the 
commercial products advertised on the website Dave referred to would be 
helpful in combating the fungi
&/or sinfilidos (Scutigerella inmaculata) you're concerned about.

Pathogenic fungi that attack pineapple during or after harvest include: 
Thielaviopsis paradoxa, Phytopthora cinamoni, Fusarium spp & Penicillium 
Funniculosum.

In any case, you'll want to sterilize the surface of the wound (where it was 
cut) with a natural antiseptic and seal it with natural wax in order to avoid 
the entrance of pathogens.

As Dave suggests, the presence (and dominance) of beneficial organisms such 
as those grown in well made compost and (better yet) compost tea would be 
very helpful for diminishing or eliminating the
presence of pathogens, as the ambiente creado would not be conducive to their 
growth &/or reproduction.

(I speak fluent español, por lo cual no duda en comunicarme en el lenguage 
que mas le conviene).

Have you been in contact with the agricultural extension service of Ecuador's 
national university &/or the Ecuadorian Secretariat of Agriculture?  They 
have the potential to be quite helpful, I would
think, and may take great interest in your organic pineapple production 
project.

Adicionalmente, podría ser de utilidad de ponerte en contacto con un grupo 
ambientalista en su país o cualquier otro nación hispano parlante.

Later, I'll post pathogen specific cultivation methods to combat the 
pathogens you mentioned.

Douglas Hinds, Chair
Organic Pineapple Working Group

Coordinador de Producción Orgánica
Confederación Nacional de Propietarios Rurales

Asistente a Diputado Local Lic. Julian Orozco

PD

Dave, you do have any connection with the manufacturer of the organic soil 
amendment you recommended?

In any case, Ecuador's a bit far to ship something that could be made 
locally, don't you think? Organic agriculture is based on working with 
natural biological processes, rather than organic amendments made by someone 
else, IMO.

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----- Original Message -----

>> From: "Organic Pineapple Working Group" <opwg AT lists.ibiblio.org>
>> To: <opwg AT lists.ibiblio.org>
>> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 9:47 PM
>> Subject: [OP] post harvest


>> hello friends
>
>> first of all let me say hello to all I'm new in the
>> group I'm from Ecuador and I have some questions I
>> wish you can help me
>
>> Which organic product can I use to control postharvest
>> fungi
>
>> Which organic product can I use to control (I dont
>> know how to say in english little worms like hundred
>> feets call in spanish "cien pies" or "sinfilidos")
>
>> please many thanks
>
>> see you