Date:25/07/2005 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/07/25/stories/2005072501421400.htm

Back From lab to the field

K.K. Mustafah

Vanilla being grown at the tissue culture laboratory of the Spices Board in Kochi. The Board supplies tissue-cultured plants to farmers at moderate prices, which are less than the cost of cuttings available in the open market.