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vanilla: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Interesting Facts - 6 Foods That Never Expire. Sep 15, 2026
Add new Web site: Interesting Facts - 6 Foods That Never Expire. Aug 06, 2026
Add new Web site: BMC Plant Biology - Comparative transcriptome profiling of vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) capsule development provides insights of vanillin biosynthesis. Aug 30, 2025
Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Micropropagation of Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) with Modification of Cytokinins (PDF). May 24, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Vanilla beyond Vanilla planifolia and Vanilla × tahitensis: Taxonomy and Historical Notes, Reproductive Biology, and Metabolite. Feb 07, 2025
Taxonomy box added. Dec 13, 2024
Add new Web site: McCormick Science Institute - Vanilla. Apr 09, 2024
Add new Web site: MLibrary Digital Collections - The Encyclopedia of Diderot and d'Alembart - Vanilla. Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: UF|IFAS Extension - Gardening Solutions - Vanilla. Dec 07, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service - Vanilla. Sep 15, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Health Benefits of Vanilla. May 13, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Florida - IFAS Extesion - Vanilla Cultivation in Southern Florida. Mar 04, 2023
Add new Web site: The Spruce Eats - How to Grow and Care for Vanilla Bean Orchid. Dec 23, 2022
Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University - PlantVillage - Vanilla. Sep 07, 2022
Removed media. Aug 26, 2021
Media added. Jun 07, 2017
Expanded physical description and mentioned the West Indian vanilla. Mar 28, 2017
Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Vanilla Flavor. Sep 01, 2016
Added video. Feb 23, 2015
Added video. Feb 06, 2015
Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Vanilla Flavor. Jul 04, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Vanilla. Jul 04, 2013
Media added. Jul 16, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Vanilla. Feb 01, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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