saffron (crocus sativus) is the most valuable and indigenous crop in iran. the stigmas of flower are used as a popular natural flavouring, colouring and medicinal agent. however, the market suffers from frauds in this plant such as mixing with safflower petals due to high profit. identification of these frauds with conventional and biochemical methods is difficult and low sensitive. therefore, ...

ABSTRACT Safflower is a crop of high economic value with oil concentration in its seeds and great industrial versatility, besides various benefits to human health. As other agricultural crops, it common store safflower make available different periods the year and, due hygroscopic characteristics, studies evaluating effect temperature air relative humidity on moisture content become relevant. T...

background & aim: despite valuable medicinal properties of safflower, breeding new varieties and development of the crop culture area has been limited due to the lack of genetic variation for some crucial characteristics as resistance to diseases and pests like safflower fly. in this study, populations of wild safflower, c. oxyacanthus were collected from western, central and southern regio...

this experiment was conducted at the agricultural research farm of isfahan university of technology in 2007-2008 to evaluate the effects of seed treatment and the levels of irrigation regimes on three safflower cultivars. a split plot factorial arrangement was used in a randomized complete block design with three replications. main-plot consisted of three irrigation regimes (60, 105 and 140 mm ...

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L:) usually grown as a source of oil can be also used as fodder either for hay or ensiling purposes, particularly in semiarid regions. In 2002-2003 a research project was carried out in Southern Italy to evaluate the production and forage quality of safflower biomass cv Centennial (high oleic), harvested at three different stage: May 14 (at complete appearance of...

safflower (carthamus tinctorius l.) of the family asteraceae is an annual broadleaf oilseed crop with 35-40 % oil. it was originated from southern asia and is known to have been cultivated in china, india, iran and egypt. in iran the safflower cultivation area has increased over 10000 ha in 2008. some pathogenic fungi such as pythium ultimum, phytophthora drechsleri, puccinia carthami, and fusa...

Background & Aim: Despite valuable medicinal properties of safflower, breeding new varieties and development of the crop culture area has been limited due to the lack of genetic variation for some crucial characteristics as resistance to diseases and pests like safflower fly. In this study, populations of wild safflower, C. oxyacanthus were collected from western, central and ...

Abstract Genetic basis of heterosis has been exploited for yield improvement in safflower ( Carthamus tinctorius L.) but little is known about physiological yield. The objective this study was to quantify the seed by examining 19 hybrids and their parents photosynthetic traits, its components. results showed that components high positive low negative traits most studied. There were weak non-sig...

Energy is vital to the profitable growth of every nation and stimulate new research. Only natural resources can meet growing energy demand in recent years, biodiesel has become very interested as well environmental advantages that it be combined with mineral diesel fuel any quantity. The research focuses on study replacement a safflower methyl ester. engine tests shall performed using ester DI ...