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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The financial support by the INDONESTEC program of the Dutch Ministery of Economical Affairs is gratefully acknowledged.
We thank Djasula Wangi, Jakarta, Indonesia, for its cooperation and Mark Dignum, Leiden University, The Netherlands, for supplying
samples of cured beans from Bali and a culture of vanilla plant cells.
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