Competitive with saffron saffron central province of Khorasan
Plant Manager Central Province Agriculture Organization said the saffron in the province started 10 September and 10 October continues.
Ali Asghar Zarei in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) – Central District, Central Province 85 hectares of saffron cultivation and added: It is predicted that by the end of the crop year, eight hectares of acreage saffron Province added.
He also emphasized the promotion of saffron in the province, one of the advantages of saffron due to problems of water scarcity and droughts in recent, less need to water the plant as saying: saffron, suitable areas facing water scarcity problems.
Zarei said that last year 255 kilograms of saffron harvest province, said an average of three kilograms per hectare of saffron harvest.
He stressed the high quality and competitive saffron in the province of Khorasan saffron as will be familiar with the crop farmers have found and we know the benefits of the crop, are developing saffron.
Central Province Agriculture Horticulture Director noted: Part of saffron bulbs in the province of South Khorasan Razavi provinces partly through imported.
Then, saffron largest agricultural province in the city of Khomeini with 21 acres, 15 acres and neighborhoods Stagecoach 11 hectares outlined and said to promote the cultivation of saffron in the province, develop product processing industry in the province will be provided.
He also emphasized the promotion of saffron in the province, one of the advantages of saffron due to problems of water scarcity and droughts in recent, less need to water the plant as saying: saffron, suitable areas facing water scarcity problems.
Zarei said that last year 255 kilograms of saffron harvest province, said an average of three kilograms per hectare of saffron harvest.
Horticulture director of agriculture at the end of said first saffron harvest in November will begin and continue for 20 days.
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