State of Art of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Agronomy: A Comprehensive Review

R Kumar, V Singh, K Devi, M Sharma… - Food Reviews …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is the most expensive spice of the world, and it is one of the 85
members of the genus Crocus. It is native of Asia Minor, and it is cultivated in Mediterranean …

Effects of nano fertilizer application and maternal corm weight on flowering at some saffron (Crocus sativus L.) ecotypes

R Amırnıa, M Bayat, M Tajbakhsh - Turkish Journal of Field Crops, 2014 - dergipark.org.tr
To develop saffron planting in Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran, a split-split plot experiment
based on CRBD was carried out in the Urmia University's research farm for two years …

Production technology of saffron for enhancing productivity

M Menia, S Iqbal, R Zahida, S Tahir… - Journal of …, 2018 - phytojournal.com
Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. Saffron is a perennial herbaceous plant
attaining a height of 25 to 40 cm. The saffron known the world over as the ‘ Golden …

Isolation and screening of multi-trait plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) colonizing saffron (Crocus sativus L.) rhizosphere

I Chamkhi, L Sbabou, J Aurag - Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
The cultivation of Crocus sativus L.(saffron) is of particular interest given the
commercialization of this spice on the world market, especially for its culinary and medicinal …

The effects of different growing media on flowering and corm formation of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

H Turhan, F Kahriman, CO Egesel, MK Gul - African Journal of …, 2007 - ajol.info
The effects of different growing media on flowering and corm formation of saffron (Crocus
sativus L.) Page 1 African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 6 (20), pp. 2328-2332, 18 October …

The Role of Nitrogen in Inducing Salt Stress Tolerance in Crocus sativus L.: Assessment Based on Plant Growth and Ions Distribution in Leaves

SE Hashemi, S Madahhosseini, H Pirasteh-Anosheh… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The role of nitrogen (N) in inducing salt stress tolerance in plants is not well understood, and
the question is more complicated in saffron (Crocus sativus L.), which is sensitive to both …

Effect of some chemical fertilizer and biofertilizer on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of Saffron.

Z Heydari, H Besharati… - Saffron Agronomy & …, 2016 - search.ebscohost.com
In this research, effects of chemical and biological fertilizers on qualitative and quantitative
traits of saffron, were evaluated in a field experiment as randomized complete block design …

Determining the most effective traits to improve saffron (Crocus sativus L.) yield

M Bayat, M Rahimi, M Ramezani - Physiology and molecular biology of …, 2016 - Springer
To determine the effective traits to improve saffron yield, a split plot design based on RBCD
was done in Mashhad region in Iran for three years (2012–2014). The results showed that …

Evaluation of the effects of soil texture on yield and growth of saffron (Crocus sativus L.).

MA Shajari, PR Moghaddam… - Saffron Agronomy & …, 2016 - search.ebscohost.com
This experiment was conducted to study the effect of soil texture on flower and corm yield of
saffron. This experiment was carried out based on Randomized Complete Block Design with …

Effect of split foliar fertilisation on the quality and quantity of active constituents in saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

M Rabani‐Foroutagheh, Y Hamidoghli… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract BACKGROUND Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is one of the most expensive medicinal
and aromatic plants in the world. Due to the excessive application of chemical fertilisers in …