Effect of mother corm dimension and sowing time on stigma yields, daughter corms and qualitative aspect of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in Mediteranean environment. (Articolo in rivista)

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  • Effect of mother corm dimension and sowing time on stigma yields, daughter corms and qualitative aspect of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in Mediteranean environment. (Articolo in rivista) (literal)
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  • 2008-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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  • 10.1002/jsfa.3177 (literal)
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  • Gresta F.; Lombardo G.M.; Siracusa L.; Ruberto G.. (2008)
    Effect of mother corm dimension and sowing time on stigma yields, daughter corms and qualitative aspect of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in Mediteranean environment.
    in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
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  • Gresta F.; Lombardo G.M.; Siracusa L.; Ruberto G.. (literal)
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  • 1144 (literal)
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  • http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jsfa.3177/abstract (literal)
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  • 88 (literal)
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  • 7 (literal)
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  • Dipartimento di Scienze Agronomiche, Agrochimiche e delle Produzioni Animali (D.A.C.P.A.), Università di Catania; Istituto CNR di Chimica Biomolecolare, Catania (literal)
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  • Effect of mother corm dimension and sowing time on stigma yields, daughter corms and qualitative aspect of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in Mediteranean environment. (literal)
Abstract
  • BACKGROUND: Saffron is one of the most appreciated and expensive spices known and has been used from the oldest times as a dye for fabrics, a condiment to enrich food and for medicinal purposes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of crop management methods on the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the spice in southern Italy. Two sowing times (end of July and end of August) and two corm dimensions (4 and 3 cm horizontal diameter) were evaluated. RESULTS: Flowering period and duration were not influenced by the studied factors, while early sowing time and greater corm dimension resulted in a greater number of flowers per m2, increased stigma yield and a greater total yield of replacement corms. Early sowing time also showed a significant positive influence on stigma quality measured as apocarotenoid content according to ISO guidelines. CONCLUSION: The results show that, in a Mediterranean environment, appropriate crop techniques and selection of corms can result in economic levels of production and improve the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of saffron. In fact, according to their apocarotenoid contents, samples from the early (July) and late (August) sowing times belonged to the first and second ISO categories respectively. (literal)
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