Trying to make the soil fit for province-wide cultivation of saffron

An agricultural expert said
Trying to make the soil fit for province-wide cultivation of saffron

An agricultural expert submitted his doctoral thesis in the quality and quantity of various ecotypes Zanjan province as saying: seek consistent with the saffron soil region.

Mohammad Ali in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) Zanjan, said: Check cultivation of saffron in the form of academic and scientific experiments on the territory of the province in 92 years back and since many of the quality and quantity of pure and valuable plant Large-scale planting in Zanjan, but what matters more than others need a little blue crocus (one to three), especially in the rainy years.

The expert said so far 18 ecotypes across the country saffron cultivation in Zanjan tested and surprisingly some of them have shown higher performance compared with their culture of origin. However, for two years pending trial cultivation farms and evaluate the data obtained from the product so that we can best ecotypes in terms of growth and quality of the province’s farmers.

Stating that 8 ecotypes, have shown the best performance during the trial, said: Fennel bulbs For example, Kerman, Shiraz, Gorgan and Zanjan Khrasanhay Razavi and South after planting in optimal performance and acceptable to show and to likely in the coming years will be welcomed by a large number of farmers. However, since farmers because of low harvest only been able to sell their products locally.

The product can be considered suitable for drought and groundwater levels drop.

The expert said so far 18 ecotypes across the country saffron cultivation in Zanjan tested and surprisingly some of them have shown higher performance compared with their culture of origin. However, for two years pending trial cultivation farms and evaluate the data obtained from the product so that we can best ecotypes in terms of growth and quality of the province’s farmers.