Vanilla extract is one of the main flavors for vanilla yogurts, ice cream, chocolate, cookies, tea, cakes, and perfumes. The pods need several months to cure after harvesting.

“The vanilla genome reported in this study will enable accelerated breeding of vanilla pods with improved bean quality, plants with superior disease resilience, and higher yields to support a ...

Mostly, I hope that we'll learn to recognize the value and the time it takes to grow a single vanilla pod, especially in the tropical belt full of birdsong and brightly colored insects under that ...