Saffron (Crocus sativus L.): gold of the spices—a comprehensive review

D Kothari, R Thakur, R Kumar - Horticulture, Environment, and …, 2021 - Springer
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is a monocotyledonous herbaceous triploid plant that produces
the most expensive spice in the world. Its main constituents, crocin, picrocrocin, and …

Mechanical weed control in onion seed production

E Pannacci, M Farneselli, M Guiducci, F Tei - Crop protection, 2020 - Elsevier
Two field experiments with onion (Allium cepa L.) cultivated by the “seed-to-seed” and “bulb-
to-seed” methods for the organic seed production were carried out in central Italy in order to …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical Inter-and Intra-Row Weed Control for Small-Scale Vegetable Producers

A Trajkovski, J Bartolj, T Levstek, T Godeša, M Sečnik… - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Small-scale vegetable producers often do not have modern mechanical equipment; as a
result, a significant amount of inter-row and all intra-row weeding is performed manually …

Weeding performance of a spring-tine harrow as affected by timing and operational parameters

Z Zeng, A Martin, Y Chen, X Ma - Weed Science, 2021 - cambridge.org
The spring-tine harrow is gaining popularity for mechanical weeding. However, its weeding
performance and mechanism have not been well understood. A spring-tine harrow was first …

Agronomic management of saffron (Crocus sativus)-A review

A Hussain, BA Illahi, AM Iqbal… - Indian Journal of …, 2019 - indianjournals.com
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is the costliest spice in the world, known for its colouring and
aromatic and medicinal properties. It is witnessing a declining trend in area and productivity …

Effects of some weed control methods on stigma in saffron (Crocus sativus L.) cultivation

H Asil, F Celik, S Tasgin, M Celik… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - jast.modares.ac.ir
Saffron is an important medicine, spice, dye, and cosmetic plant, and weeds limit its
production and increase the related costs of management. This study aimed to determine …

Estado fitosanitario del azafrán en Aragón (España): insectos, ácaros, nematodos, virus, bacterias y malas hierbas

A Cirujeda, A Palacio-Bielsa, C Zaragoza, J Aibar… - 2016 - zaguan.unizar.es
El azafrán cultivado en España está adquiriendo relevancia en las últimas décadas como
producto de gran calidad, lo que requiere la selección de cormos, sus órganos …

Phytosanitary status of saffron crop in Aragón (Spain): insects, mites, nematodes, viruses, bacteria and weeds.

A Cirujeda, MM Coca-Abia, F Escriu, A Palacio-Bielsa… - 2016 - cabidigitallibrary.org
In the last decades, saffron produced in Spain is gaining relevance as a high-quality
product, which requires the selection of healthy corms (the reproductive organ) for planting …

Estado fitosanitario del azafrán en Aragón (España): insectos, ácaros, nematodos, virus, bacterias y malas hierbas

A Cirujeda Ranzenberger, MM Coca Abia… - 2016 - citarea.cita-aragon.es
El azafrán cultivado en España está adquiriendo relevancia en las últimas décadas como
producto de gran calidad, lo que requiere la selección de cormos, sus órganos …