in order to investigate the effect of high density and depth of planting on agronomic characteristic of saffron, a field experiment was conducted as a complete randomized block design with three replications in faculty of agriculture, ferdowsi university of mashhad, iran during two growing seasons of 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. treatments were six levels of high densities (8, 11, 13, 16, 19 and 21...

Aim of study: Comparison saffron flowering between open field and controlled environment. Possibility transplanting.Area University Birjand (Iran)Material methods: In a first experiment, yield quality produced by traditional production system (TPS) soilless one (SPS) were compared. second the effects method, direct planting (DP) or transplanting plant (TP) in studied.Main results: Percentage co...

Commonly known as saffron, Crocus sativus L and its active components have shown several useful pharmacological effects such as anticonvulsant, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, radical scavenger effects, learning and memory improving effects, etc. There has been an increasing body of data on saffron use in medical databases within the last 20 years. In the current review, the stren...

BACKGROUND Crocus sativus L. (saffron), which belongs to the Iridaceae family, is widely cultivated in Iran. Cardiovascular effects of saffron has been established in some studies but the effects of chronic administration of saffron (C. sativus) stigma aqueous extract on blood pressure has not been investigated. OBJECTIVES In this study the effects of saffron (C. sativus) stigma aqueous extra...

The introduction of new crops to agrophytocenoses, which Crocus sativus belongs, should be preceded by research into their ecological safety and place in crop rotation. When harvesting raw materials for obtaining saffron, up 90% by-products remain, during decomposition can have a negative effect on the soil indirectly plants that are grown after saffron. Therefore, aim was study allelopathic ac...

Background: Saffron (Crocus satious L.) provides a variety of promising preventive and therapeutic effects with non-considerable side effects. Objective: Based on our knowledge, this is the first study that simultaneously has reviewed the effect of saffron extract and its constituents on the factors associated with neuropsychological, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal tract diseases. Methods...

Abstract Drying of the delicate, red stigmas Crocus sativus L. flower is necessary to produce saffron, most expensive spice in world. So far, laborious and sample destructive methods were applied get vital insight into this process following key physicochemical changes. Vibrational spectroscopy tools that allow molecular fingerprinting plant tissues via multivariate data analysis are still not ...