Hormone and Microorganism Treatments in the Cultivation of Saffron (Crocus Sativus L.) Plants
The difficult cultivation of the saffron plant (Crocus Sativus L.) make the spice of the same name made from its dried stigmas very valuable. It is estimated that some 75,000 blossoms or 225,000 hand-picked stigmas are required to make a single pound of saffron, which explains why it is the worldâÂ...
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MDPI AG
2008-05-01
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/13/5/1135/ |