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 …

Propagation of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) through tissue culture: a review

A Tahiri, MA Mazri, Y Karra, N Ait Aabd… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is the most expensive spice in the world. This plant species is
propagated vegetatively through the formation of daughter corms from the mother one …

Controlling agronomic variables of saffron crop using IoT for sustainable agriculture

K Kour, D Gupta, K Gupta, S Juneja, M Kaur… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Saffron, also known as “the golden spice”, is one of the most expensive crops in the world.
The expensiveness of saffron comes from its rarity, the tedious harvesting process, and its …

Introduction of high-value Crocus sativus (saffron) cultivation in non-traditional regions of India through ecological modelling

A Kumar, M Devi, R Kumar, S Kumar - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Crocus sativus L.(saffron) is a globally used expensive spice. There are a few countries like
Iran, Greece, Morocco, Spain, Italy, Turkey, France, Switzerland, Pakistan, China, Japan and …

Field evaluation of PGP Bacillus sp. strain D5 native to Crocus sativus, in traditional and non traditional areas, and mining of PGP genes from its genome

S Magotra, N Bhagat, S Ambardar, T Ali, BR Hurek… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Native Bacillus sp. strain D5 coded as (Bar D5) has been isolated from the saffron corm that
showed plant growth promotion (PGP) properties and also inhibits the growth of corm rot …

Insights into the Endophytic Bacterial Microbiome of Crocus sativus: Functional Characterization Leads to Potential Agents that Enhance the Plant Growth …

T Ahmad, S Farooq, DN Mirza, A Kumar, RA Mir… - Microbial ecology, 2022 - Springer
The study was undertaken to unravel the culturable endophytic bacterial microbiome of
Crocus sativus L.(saffron crocus) and consequently obtain potential leads to develop plant …

Artificial intelligence-based smart agricultural systems for saffron cultivation with integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle imagery and deep learning approaches

I Nazeer, S Umer, RK Rout, M Tanveer - Computers and Electrical …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents an integrated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) imagery system and
artificial intelligence-based smart farming for saffron cultivation. This work is about …

Saffron In Vitro Propagation: An Innovative Method by Temporary Immersion System (TIS), Integrated with Machine Learning Analysis

W Tarraf, T İzgü, Ö Şimşek, N Cicco, C Benelli - Horticulturae, 2024 - mdpi.com
The propagation of Crocus sativus L. relies exclusively on corm multiplication. As
underground storage organs, corms are susceptible to a wide range of pathogens …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemistry, quality control and medicinal uses of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.): An updated review

R Aissa, M Ibourki, HA Bouzid, L Bijla… - Journal of medicine …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Saffron, botanically known as Crocus sativus L., is renowned as the world's most expensive
spice and has been utilized in various fields since ancient times. Extensive scientific …

Nanoliposomal encapsulation of saffron bioactive compounds; characterization and optimization

R Hadavi, SM Jafari, I Katouzian - International Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanoliposomes are among the most important lipid-based nanocarriers for both hydrophilic
and hydrophobic bioactives. In this study, saffron-loaded nanoliposomes were produced by …