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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459435103321

Titolo

Vanilla / / editors: Eric Odoux, Michel Grisoni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-429-19197-9

1-4200-8338-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 p.)

Collana

Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles ; ; 47

Altri autori (Persone)

OdouxEric

GrisoniMichel

Disciplina

633.8/2

Soggetti

Vanilla

Vanilla industry

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Series Preface; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1. Vanilloid Orchids; Chapter 2. Evolutionary Processes and Diversifi cation in the Genus Vanilla; Chapter 3. Conservation and Movement of Vanilla Germplasm; Chapter 4. Vanilla in Herbaria; Chapter 5. Biotechnological Applications in Vanilla; Chapter 6. Cultivation Systems; Chapter 7. Virus Diseases of Vanilla; Chapter 8. Fungal Diseases of Vanilla; Chapter 9. Bio-Ecology and Control of an Emerging Vanilla Pest, the Scale; Chapter 10. Anatomy and Biochemistry of Vanilla Bean Development

Chapter 11. Vanilla CuringChapter 12. Developing the Aromatic Quality of Cured Vanilla Beans; Chapter 13. Morphological, Chemical, Sensory, and Genetic Specificitiesof Tahitian Vanilla; Chapter 14. Microbial Safety of Cured Vanilla Beans; Chapter 15. Authentication of Vanilla Products; Chapter 16. Vanilla Use in Colonial Mexico and Traditional Totonac Vanilla Farming; Chapter 17. Vanilla's Debt to Reunion Island; Chapter 18. Recognizing the Quality and Origin of Vanilla from Reunion Island; Chapter 19. Vanilla Production in Indonesia; Chapter 20. Vanilla Production in India

Chapter 21. Vanilla Production in East AfricaChapter 22. Vanilla Production in Mexico; Chapter 23. Vanilla Production in China; Chapter



24. Vanilla Production in French Polynesia; Color Insert; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Vanilla is a legacy of Mexico and, like chocolate, it is a major global delicacy representing almost a half-billion Euros in profits each year. Written under the editorial guidance of renowned field authorities Drs. Eric Odoux and Michel Grisoni, Vanilla presents up-to-date reviews on the cultivation, curing, and uses of vanilla. It provides unique and comprehensive coverage of the biology of the vanilla vine, the properties of its aromatic beans, and production processes worldwide. Written by 45 International Experts with Vast Experience i