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Cutting-edge greenhouse practices for better stigma yield and corm quality of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceSaffron (Crocus sativus L.) is among the world’s most expensive spices, prized for its red stigmas used as a flavoring and a natural dye. Saudi Arabia is a significant importer of saffron, but the high cost of importing quality corms makes it ...
Muien Qaryouti +11 more
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Mutation in HER1 enhances stigma exsertion and hybrid seed production in rice [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsHybrid rice has achieved a significant leap in rice yield, but the low outcrossing rate of sterile lines limits hybrid seed production due to rice’s self-pollinating habits, constraining the further development and widespread adoption of hybrid rice ...
Daiming Guo +22 more
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Investigation of the relationship between SSR markers and agronomic traits in saffron (Crocus sativus L.) [PDF]
Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research, 2021 Purpose: This experiment aimed find the relationship between morphological, physiological traits, metabolites, with SSR markers. Research method: To investigate the relationship between quantitative traits and SSR (Simple sequence repeat) markers, an ...
Seid Mohammad Alavi-Siney, Jalal Saba
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Agronomy, 2021 The characterization of C. sativus ecotypes is of great interest for preserving them from a possible genetic erosion due to the decrease of European cultivation surface.
Loriana Cardone +7 more
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HortScience, 2023 Given the current urbanization context and rising interest in green roof systems, growing a high-value crop such as saffron crocus in green roof medium could be an opportunity to use the benefits of both the crop and the green roof system; the drainage ...
Pradip Poudel +3 more
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Horticulturae, 2023 In order to provide early selection indicators for the breeding of plants used for producing tea seed oil or harvesting tea, we investigated the relationships between flower morphology and fruit yields in tea plants.
Shih-Kai Lo +4 more
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Determination of Effective Agronomical Traits on Saffron Ecotypes Stigma Yield in Zanjan Conditions [PDF]
Zirā̒at va Fanāvarī-i Za̒farān, 2015 In order to investigate the effective traits on yield of saffron ecotypes, a study was carried out as a split plot in time based on randomized complete block design with three replications in the research farm of Zanjan University during the growing ...
Seid Mohammad Alavi Siney +4 more
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The effect of foliar application time of organic and chemical fertilizers on yield and yield components of saffron [PDF]
Zirā̒at va Fanāvarī-i Za̒farān, 2018 To evaluate the effects of application time and type of organic and chemical fertilizers on yield and yield components of saffron, an experiment was conducted as factorial based on randomized complete block design with three replications in Sheshtamad ...
Mohammad Emami +2 more
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Growth and yield of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) affected by different levels of fulvic acid and cow manure in the second growing season [PDF]
Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research, 2021 Purpose: The experiment was conducted to evaluate the optimal amounts of cow manure and fulvic acid and the interaction effects of inputs on the yield of saffron in the second growing season.
Mohmmad Hossein Aminifard +1 more
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Agronomy, 2020 Soil physical and chemical properties play a central role in plant growth, influencing the availability of air, nutrients, and water. The aim of this two-year study was to evaluate the effect of soil texture and chemical properties (pH, electrical ...
Loriana Cardone +5 more
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