Harvesting saffron from 6 hectares of Nahavand farms
Ahmad Bagheri stated:
In recent years one of the policies of the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture to develop the cultivation of low-water, high-value crops.
He said:
If Nahavandi saffron growers pay attention to the advice of experts,
they can harvest between 2 and 3 kg per hectare,
which is the highest production of this product from the third to the seventh year,
which is more economical. To plant one hectare of saffron, about 1.6 tons of saffron onions.
Director of Nahavand Agricultural Jihad added:
Saffron is a medicinal and commercial plant that
to as saffron flower and its stigma or redness at the basis,
Bagheri added:
Currently, saffron plantations in the Khazal region and Farsban Nahavand village,
Director of Nahavand Agricultural Jihad stated:
Saffron bulbs for planting five bulbs, three bulbs, and single bulbs.
The distance between the plants should be 15 cm
with a planting depth of 10 cm and a row spacing of 30 cm
and in the first year to animal manure. Rotten is in dire need.
He said:
in the field of planting and harvesting saffron in Nahavand city,
has made this product alternative to other products.
Water-rich agriculture in Nahavand.
The center of this city is Nahavand, which is one of the historical cities of Iran.
Nahavand city with an area of about 1460 square kilometers with geographical coordinates
of 34 degrees and 1 minute east longitude is located in the southwest of Hamadan province,
440 kilometers southwest of Tehran and 160 kilometers south.
Kermanshah province from the northwest and west, Lorestan province from the south and southeast and Malayer city from the east.
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