In the past saffron was cultivated in Lorestan

In the past saffron was cultivated in Lorestan

Rasool Darvishian, an expert on the natural resources of the Lorestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center in Iran, said that saffron is from the genus Crocus officinalis, adding that there are six genera and more than 1500 plant species in this family. In Crocusus alone, there are 100 saffron species, almost all of which are known to be beautiful flowers and are often planted as ornamental saffron. According to him, many saffron species are wildly seen in botazaras.
Dervishes said: Saffron is different in terms of color, perfume, number and length of the stitch. Common saffron (Crocus sativus) is a species of Crocus sativus, which varies in terms of flavor, color and aroma with other species. According to historical sources, in the past, this product was cultivated in Lorestan, which has been stopped for unknown reasons. Based on these records, the experts of the provincial research center since the year of 1375 implemented saffron research and adaptation projects.
He said the results of these projects showed that saffron cultivation was satisfactory in terms of performance and quality. As a result, cultivation of saffron was started in farmers’ farms. During the year 89, the cultivation of saffron drought in lowland areas was also started and it was determined that this cultivation method is possible in the province and in the case of autumn rainfall, there is no difference in yield and quality in terms of yield.
Revenues from saffron cultivation gradually increase over a seven-year period. During a seven-year period, 50 kg of dry saffron can be harvested. If, during a seven-year period, we picked up 50 kilograms and the price of one kilogram of 5 million tomans is considered, it is expected that a total of seven hundred years of saffron land would cost two hundred and fifty million tomans of saffron. Usually 20% of the income is spent on plant cultivation costs.