Yield and yield components of saffron under different cropping systems

Evaluation of mother corm weights and foliar fertilizer levels on saffron (Crocus sativus L.) growth and yield components

“…There was an increment in total number of flowers of saffron per square meter when medium-sized mother corms were used compared with the small-sized corms (De Juan et al, 2009) which is firmly consistent to our results. Number of flowers per corm, indirectly the quantity of the spice, is extremely correlated with corm weight and horizontal diameter (De Juan et al, 2003;De Mastro and Ruta, 1993).…”

Relationship between nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiency in saffron (Crocus sativus L.) as affected by mother corm size and fertilization

“…In other words, heavier mother corms supply more energy to growth daughter corms (Douglas et al, 2014;Koocheki et al, 2014a), therefore, mother corms with appropriate weight would improve plant regrowth and yield (De Juan et al, 2009;Renau-Morata et al, Abbreviations: NAE, nitrogen acquisition efficiency; PAE, phosphorus acquisition efficiency; NUE, nitrogen use efficiency; PUE, phosphorus use efficiency; NHI, nitrogen harvest index; NHI, phosphorus harvest index.…”

Study on Yield and Corm Regeneration of Saffron through Different Planting Geometry Patterns

“…Gresta et al, (2009) and Rostami and Mohammadi (2013) reported that there is a negative relationship between corm density and dry weight of stigma that is inconsistent with the present study. Juan et al, (2009) observed that dry weight of stigma was decreased by increasing corm density. Since dry weight of stigma has effect on total yield, they believed that optimal density of corms depends on the yield comparison unit in such a way that if yield is expressed in terms of corm weight, less corm density will be more appropriate and if it is expressed based on area planted, more corm density will be better.…”