ABSTRACT
History ....................................................................................................................348 Vanilla Introduction and Industrial Development .........................................348 A Review of Vanilla Research in China ........................................................ 349
General Research Situation ............................................................... 349 Introduction to Main Research Organizations and Research Works ................................................................. 351
Present Situation .................................................................................................... 351 Commercial Varieties and Genetic Resources .............................................. 351 The Main Growing Regions and Their Climatic Characteristics .................. 352 Different Cultivation Systems ....................................................................... 352
Brick Stakes under Arti cial Shade Houses ..................................... 352 Poles and Strings under Arti cial Shade Houses .............................. 353 Courtyard Planting Method .............................................................. 353
Vanilla Cultivation Practices ......................................................................... 353 Propagation ....................................................................................... 353 Plantation Establishment and Planting ............................................. 354 Care and Management ...................................................................... 354
Arti cial Pollination ..................................................................................... 355 Supplying Nutrients and Fertilization Management ..................................... 355 Pruning and Training of Vanilla Plants ......................................................... 355 Weeding ........................................................................................................ 356 Other Maintenance ........................................................................................ 356
Vanilla Diseases, Pests, and Diseases Management ......................... 357 Curing, Use, and Marketing .............................................................. 358
Prospects ................................................................................................................ 359 National Agricultural Standards for Vanilla in China ............................................360 References ..............................................................................................................360
