The main diseases in the culture of pineapple: a review

Pineapple is a crop of great importance, having vitamins, minerals and capable of preventing diseases. Therefore, several researchers are interested in studying this crop, in addition to its use for other purposes, such as the production of juice pulp, jellies, sweets and other products, with its in natura form being the most sought after among countries. However, the attack of pathogens reduces pineapple production to worrying levels, and when not controlled, it even eradicates the entire plantation. Based on this, this review aimed to show the recent discoveries about the pineapple culture, emphasizing, mainly, the main diseases of this production chain. After gathering the main information on the most frequent diseases in pineapple production fields, we observed that fusariosis is considered the main disease of pineapple, followed by black spot, eye rot and root rot, being in short knowledge of these by producers is important in order to avoid irreversible damage. It is understood that more research is needed, since in the literature there are few field studies on this crop, especially with regard to seeking alternative means of controlling these diseases, so that the dissemination of this knowledge provides better information on agronomic interests.