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Vanilla: Culture, Reproduction, Phytochemistry, Curing, Pest, and Diseases

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Orchids Phytochemistry, Biology and Horticulture

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This chapter describes relevant information on vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) including the plant description, flowering, and phytochemistry of green pods and leaves. The harvesting and post-harvesting processes are also described along with the cultivation methods. The chapter closes by looking at fungal and viral diseases of vanilla plants.

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  1. Qualisud, Université de La Réunion, Université Montpellier, CIRAD, Institut Agro, Avignon Université, Montpellier, France

    Keshika Mahadeo & Hippolyte Kodja

  2. Laboratoire de Chimie des Produits Naturels, Université de la Réunion, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, 15 Avenue René Cassin, CS 92 003, 97 744 St Denis Cedex 9, La Réunion, France

    Keshika Mahadeo

  3. Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Laboratoire de Chimie, Structures, Propriétés de Biomatériaux et d’Agents Thérapeutiques, CSPBAT, CNRS, UMR 7244, Villetaneuse, France

    Tony L. Palama

  4. La Vanilleraie, Sainte-Suzanne, La Réunion, France

    Bertrand Côme

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  1. Inst.des Sci.de la Vigne et du Vin, Université de Bordeaux, Villenave d'Ornon, France

    Jean-Michel Merillon

  2. University of La Réunion, Saint-Denis, France

    Hippolyte Kodja

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Mahadeo, K., Palama, T.L., Côme, B., Kodja, H. (2021). Vanilla: Culture, Reproduction, Phytochemistry, Curing, Pest, and Diseases. In: Merillon, JM., Kodja, H. (eds) Orchids Phytochemistry, Biology and Horticulture. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11257-8_13-1

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