scholarly journals Vanilla planifolia: history, botany and culture in Reunion island

Agronomie ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 689-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Gabriel Fouché ◽  
Laurent Jouve
Keyword(s):  
Reunion Island ◽  
Vanilla Planifolia ◽  
Réunion Island

Natural polyploidy in Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae)

Genome ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 51 (10) ◽  
pp. 816-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Séverine Bory ◽  
Olivier Catrice ◽  
Spencer Brown ◽  
Ilia J. Leitch ◽  
Rodolphe Gigant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Phenotypic Variation ◽  
Chromosome Numbers ◽  
Reunion Island ◽  
Vanilla Planifolia ◽  
Root Cells ◽  
Flow Cytometry Data ◽  
Important Variation ◽  
Réunion Island ◽  
Stomatal Length

Vanilla planifolia accessions cultivated in Reunion Island display important phenotypic variation, but little genetic diversity is demonstrated by AFLP and SSR markers. This study, based on analyses of flow cytometry data, Feulgen microdensitometry data, chromosome counts, and stomatal length measurements, was performed to determine whether polyploidy could be responsible for some of the intraspecific phenotypic variation observed. Vanilla planifolia exhibited an important variation in somatic chromosome number in root cells, as well as endoreplication as revealed by flow cytometry. Nevertheless, the 2C-values of the 50 accessions studied segregated into three distinct groups averaging 5.03 pg (for most accessions), 7.67 pg (for the ‘Stérile’ phenotypes), and 10.00 pg (for the ‘Grosse Vanille’ phenotypes). For the three groups, chromosome numbers varied from 16 to 32, 16 to 38, and 22 to 54 chromosomes per cell, respectively. The stomatal length showed a significant variation from 37.75 µm to 48.25 µm. Given that 2C-values, mean chromosome numbers, and stomatal lengths were positively correlated and that ‘Stérile’ and ‘Grosse Vanille’ accessions were indistinguishable from ‘Classique’ accessions using molecular markers, the occurrence of recent autotriploid and autotetraploid types in Reunion Island is supported. This is the first report showing evidence of a recent autopolyploidy in V. planifolia contributing to the phenotypic variation observed in this species.

scholarly journals Fungal endophytes of Vanilla planifolia across Réunion Island: isolation, distribution and biotransformation

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahnoo Khoyratty ◽  
Joëlle Dupont ◽  
Sandrine Lacoste ◽  
Tony Lionel Palama ◽  
Young Hae Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Endophytes ◽  
Reunion Island ◽  
Vanilla Planifolia ◽  
Réunion Island

scholarly journals Cloud Radar Observations of Diurnal and Seasonal Cloudiness over Reunion Island

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 868
Author(s):  
Jonathan Durand ◽  
Edouard Lees ◽  
Olivier Bousquet ◽  
Julien Delanoë ◽  
François Bonnardot
Keyword(s):  
Sea Breeze ◽  
Satellite System ◽  
Research Infrastructure ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Reunion Island ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Trade Winds ◽  
Cloud Radar ◽  
Réunion Island ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite

In November 2016, a 95 GHz cloud radar was permanently deployed in Reunion Island to investigate the vertical distribution of tropical clouds and monitor the temporal variability of cloudiness in the frame of the pan-European research infrastructure Aerosol, Clouds and Trace gases Research InfraStructure (ACTRIS). In the present study, reflectivity observations collected during the two first years of operation (2016–2018) of this vertically pointing cloud radar are relied upon to investigate the diurnal and seasonal cycle of cloudiness in the northern part of this island. During the wet season (December–March), cloudiness is particularly pronounced between 1–3 km above sea level (with a frequency of cloud occurrence of 45% between 12:00–19:00 LST) and 8–12 km (with a frequency of cloud occurrence of 15% between 14:00–19:00 LST). During the dry season (June–September), this bimodal vertical mode is no longer observed and the vertical cloud extension is essentially limited to a height of 3 km due to both the drop-in humidity resulting from the northward migration of the ITCZ and the capping effect of the trade winds inversion. The frequency of cloud occurrence is at its maximum between 13:00–18:00 LST, with a probability of 35% at 15 LST near an altitude of 2 km. The analysis of global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-derived weather data also shows that the diurnal cycle of low- (1–3 km) and mid-to-high level (5–10 km) clouds is strongly correlated with the diurnal evolution of tropospheric humidity, suggesting that additional moisture is advected towards the island by the sea breeze regime. The detailed analysis of cloudiness observations collected during the four seasons sampled in 2017 and 2018 also shows substantial differences between the two years, possibly associated with a strong positive Indian Ocean Southern Dipole (IOSD) event extending throughout the year 2017.

Differential diagnoses of severe COVID‐19 in tropical areas: The experience of Reunion Island

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline Krol ◽  
Nathalie Coolen‐Allou ◽  
Laura Teysseyre ◽  
Nicolas Traversier ◽  
Floryan Beasley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnoses ◽  
Reunion Island ◽  
Réunion Island ◽  
Tropical Areas
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