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Why is Chinese vanilla the king of spices?

Has the title of "king of spices", in the world has long been famous, it is used in food, tobacco industry and make-up, hygiene products, fragrance, the value of its essential oil is very high, it is reported that the United States of America to our country a large number of purchases of this oil, Ningxia, Gansu and other provinces and regions are expanding the planting of the relevant scientific research has been developed to multi-level, multi-disciplinary.

In the northeastern region, vanilla has become the town market nowadays the most popular natural spice commodities, growers will be drying plants to the city, 1 yuan per plant, the public competing to buy, is regarded as the aroma of the room, clothing, the body of the human body of the treasures, is the development of the new efficient agricultural projects. With the vanilla as a new industry, its sales channels are also very diverse, has penetrated into all areas of life. Scent promotion is becoming popular, scented hospitals have appeared, in the garden, flower stores, hotels, restaurants, department stores, and even restrooms are placed in the vanilla, some on the ground, some placed on the counter to increase the warmth of the aromatic atmosphere. Distribution of vanilla stalls can be seen everywhere, fragrant vanilla not only attracted more customers, but also to expand the financial resources. Vanilla and cut flowers, dried flowers, flower arrangements and combinations, the fragrance increased greatly, the price also rose, many businessmen also do business abroad, will be a bunch of packaged vanilla across the ocean sold in East Asian countries.

Vanilla for the legume genus Huluba annual herb, plant height 40 cm, stem erect, flower white, mature plant put out the offensive aroma, dried in the room, the fragrance permeates the air for a long time. Vanilla for the day neutral plants, light and temperature response is not sensitive, the north and south can be planted, sowing period with the regional climatic conditions and farming methods vary, the north is sown in the spring, before and after the Qingming Festival, the south of a year or three mature areas, can be planted with the main crop, intercropping or replanting, fertility period of 80 days or so. Vanilla dried plant crushed can be made pasta flavoring agent, coloring agent, vanilla beans for coffee substitute. The general production of seedlings per hectare 60 to 900,000 plants. Vanilla drought-resistant and afraid of flooding, in the seed embryo grouting seed wax ripening before harvesting, the most adequate aroma, too early to harvest the aroma is not strong, late is the aroma into dry matter.