Title of article
Fungi associated with spoiled vanilla bean
Author/Authors
sundaramoorthy, s. regional plant quarantine station (rpqs), Chennai, india , sudha, d.r. regional plant quarantine station (rpqs), Chennai, India , prakasam, v. regional plant quarantine station (rpqs), Chennai, India , devi, rajavaishnava regional plant quarantine station (rpqs), Chennai, India
From page
51
To page
53
Abstract
Vanilla bean is a major natural flavoring agent. It is a perennial fleshy climbing orchid cultivated in several tropical countries, is susceptible to a number of fungal diseases which cause considerable damage to the beans. Penicillium sp. was isolated and identified from infected dried vanilla bean samples during 2016. The infected consignment of 500 kg imported from Madagascar to southern India was incinerated and non-conformity reported to the competent authority.
Keywords
Fungal complex , interception , plant quarantine , vanilla bean
Journal title
Mycopath
Journal title
Mycopath
Record number
2575765
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