Saffron was Chinese!

Saffron was Chinese!

Member of the National Assembly to develop greenhouse cultivation of saffron crocus in China warned: greenhouse plantation development in countries like China and the United Arab Emirates and India is produced mainly in the production of counterfeit saffron serious threat to the strategic product and has the advantage of Iran.

Ali in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency of Agriculture (ISNA) said that Iran produces 95% of saffron in the world and no country can be considered a threat to Iran’s saffron market but greenhouse plantation development in countries like China and the production of counterfeit saffron mainly in the UAE and India produced a serious threat to the strategic product and has the advantage of Iran.

He added that the greenhouse cultivation of saffron, the performance of this product go up as the quality and reduce the cost of saffron, which is why the development of this type of Iranian saffron cultivation to market can be dangerous. saffron fraud are also often colored plants in the UAE Hindi generated by professionals who offer half the price of saffron, but this kind of saffron is hazardous to human health.

The member of the National Council on Climate saffron saffron production in the country, he said, although the intense heat caused problems for saffron five months of this year, but because of the continuing failure of the situation can not be said that high temperatures are detrimental to the production of saffron.

Hosseini said the other non-monsoon rains this year took place in saffron that if the rains continue in this time period may increase the germination and flowering.

Saffron better than saffron mountainous desert areas
He said that since mid-October mountainous areas such as Ghaenat begins flowering crocus, said the saffron harvest until mid-November in desert areas like Yes continuing.

The member of the National Council of Saffron said: Because of the altitude and the cold nights saffron affect quality saffron in mountainous areas produced better quality of saffron is grown in arid areas.

Hosseini predicted an increase of about 20 percent this year, the country produced 280 tons of saffron.