Abstract Saffron ( Crocus sativus L., Iridaceae) is a highly valued species in the food, medicinal, and nutraceutical industries as coloring, flavoring, therapeutic agent. Its productivity flower production vary depending on different factors, including fertilizer treatment. This study was conducted to evaluate effects of inorganic (NK) combined with organic matter plant densities well influenc...

in recent years the use of organic and biological modifier as an environmental friendly replacement for chemical fertilizers has been used more. in order to study the effect of different levels of biological fertilizers and mushroom compost on flower yield and characteristics of saffron corms (crocus sativus l.), a split plot experiment based on rcbd design with three replications was conducted...

Saffron, the most expensive spice in the world, is got by Crocus sativus L. stigmas. The production of this substance has attracted human interest, since ancient cultures, for its medicinal and culinary properties. Because of saffron high economic value, sometimes, since Middle Ages, it is adulterated with other vegetal materials, dyes or synthetic molecules. Object of this work was the study o...

Somatic embryogenesis was initiated in C. sativus L. from shoot meristems on LS medium containing BAP (2×10-5 M)+NAA (2×10-5 M). Various stages of somatic embryogenesis were observed in the same medium and the development was asynchronous. Somatic embryo development proceeded through well recognized sequences (globular to embryoids) with clearly discernible bipolar regions. Matured embryos coul...