In collaboration Iranian Medicinal Plants Society
Research Paper Other subject about saffron
Some reasons for saffron yield loss over the last 30 years period (Review Article)

Alireza Koocheki; Alireza Karbasi; Mohammad Seyyedi

Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2017, Pages 107-122

https://doi.org/10.22048/jsat.2016.38669

Abstract
  Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is a perennial plant which grows basically in arid and semi-arid regions of Iran. Despite saffron’s adaptation to these regions, the assessment of changes in cultivation area over the last 30 years reveals that cultivation of this crop has sharply increased. According ...  Read More

Research Paper Other subject about saffron
Effect of mother corm weight and foliar application of nutrients on flower and corm yield of Spanish and Iranian saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

hossein sahabi; Mohsen Jahan; Alireza Kochaki; Mahdi Nasiri

Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2017, Pages 123-131

https://doi.org/10.22048/jsat.2016.40888

Abstract
  The corm size, nutrient management and corm type are the most important factors that may affect the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of saffron (Crocus sativus L.). In order to study the effect of mother corm size and nutrient foliar application on flower and corm yield of Spanish and Iranian ...  Read More

Research Paper Agriculture
Evaluation of replacement corms growth criteria of saffron in response to different organic and conventional production systems

Mohammad Ali Behdani; Gholamreza Zamani; Hamid-reza Fallahi; Mohammad Hassan Sayyari Zohan; Alireza Samadzadeh

Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2017, Pages 133-147

https://doi.org/10.22048/jsat.2016.40887

Abstract
  The use of corms with appropriate weight is one of the main factors in the flowering of saffron. Thus, the impacts of six organic (OS) and conventional (CS) production systems on the growth of saffron replacement corms was studied during one growth cycle from October 2015 up to May 2016 in this experiment. ...  Read More

Research Paper Economics and Marketing
Irrigation management of saffron by using the price and quantity policies of water (case study: Naishabur basin)

somayeh shirzadi laskookalayeh; mahmoud sabuhi sabuni; Ahmad Ali Keikha; Kamran Davari

Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2017, Pages 149-160

https://doi.org/10.22048/jsat.2015.11761

Abstract
  The reduction in water resources, increased occurrence of droughts and heavy damages to the country make the more efficient use of this resource very important. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of various policies of reduction of water consumption and the effect of any increase in the ...  Read More

Research Paper Agriculture
Study a possibility of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) production in vertical culture

Lorin ali ahmad; ali sorooshzadeh; ali mokhtassi

Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2017, Pages 161-173

https://doi.org/10.22048/jsat.2017.21036.1063

Abstract
  In recent years many research studies have been carried out to use a vertical planting system for production of some plants. Although saffron is one of the most expensive spices in the word, there is no investigation about saffron production in a vertical planting system. Therefore, the growth and production ...  Read More

Research Paper Economics and Marketing
Ranking factors affecting the packing of saffron from the perspective of consumers

Arash Dorandish; Amirhossein Tohidi; Parisa Alizadeh

Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2017, Pages 175-184

https://doi.org/10.22048/jsat.2016.54643.1165

Abstract
  Packaging is a tool for recognition and differentiation of product and it plays a crucial role in consumers' purchasing decisions, and it can be used to create competitive advantages. Saffron is one of the most important agricultural crops in Iran and its packaging in accordance with consumer demand ...  Read More

Short Communication Other subject about saffron
A study on the possibility of production of aflatoxin B1 in saffron

Abbas Mohammadi; Simin Najjar; Fahime Sangi Kazem Abad

Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2017, Pages 185-194

https://doi.org/10.22048/jsat.2017.29711.1098

Abstract
  Saffron is the most important medicinal plants in the Khorasan Razavi and South Khorasan provinces, Iran. Aspergillus species can infect saffron tissues during harvesting, storage and transportation. Aflatoxin B1 is one of the important carcinogenic mycotoxin which is produced by Aspergillus species ...  Read More