List price   € 81   Buy this book   This title is available in ActaHort USB-drive or e-Acta format - not available in print Convener   M. Badraoui  Editors   M. Lage, C. Al Faiz, M. Badraoui  Publication date   25 November 2017  ISBN   978-94-62611-80-1  ISSN   0567-7572 (print)   2406-6168 (electronic)  Number of articles   44  Volumes   1  Place   Agadir, Morocco  Online articles: SaffronOMICS: the international dimension and impact of the scientific achievements of a European COST ACTION project (M.Z. Tsimidou) Developing strategies to protect saffron production and market in Iran (A. Karbasi, S.H. Mohammadzadeh) Saffron in mythology (S. Golfam) A survey on saffron status of Khorasan Razavi and South Khorasan convinces in Iran (S.E. Yassebi Naeini, S.G. Mirvahabi Mianroudi, M. Tosan) Investigation of planting age farm on saffron characteristics and corm position in soil, Kashmar, Iran (M. Sabet Temouri) Evaluating effects of corm circumference and storage temperatures on yield and yield components of saffron at different elevations (M. Hajyzadeh, H. Asil, M.U. Yildirim, E.O. Sarihan, F. Ayanoglu, K.M. Khawar) Effect of changes in planting depths of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) corms and determining their agronomic characteristics under warm and temperate (Csa) climatic conditions of Turkish province of Hatay (M.U. Yildirim, H. Asil, M. Hajyzadeh, E.O. Sarihan, K.M. Khawar) Effect of salt stress on the growth and development of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in eastern Morocco (I. Mzabri, M. Legsayer, F. Aliyat, M. Maldani, N. Kouddane, A. Boukroute, I. Bekkouch, A. Berrichi) Advance in saffron research for integrated development of saffron in Kashmir, India (F.A. Nehvi, S. Yasmin) Participatory plant breeding of saffron, initiated in Morocco, under Green Morocco Plan Strategy (M. Lage, K. Bakhy, C. Alfaiz) Overview of the microbial associations of below ground parts of Crocus sativus (S. Ambardar, R. Gupta, R. Kour, D. Trakroo, S. Sharma, J. Vakhlu) Saffron (Crocus sativus): current state of scientific research (M.A. Serghini, K. Lagram, M. Ben El Caid, M. Lachheb, L.H. Atyane, L. Salaka, Y. Karra) Boosting saffron (Crocus sativus L.) micro-propagation through in vitro corm production (S. Soukrat, O. Benlhabib, C. Alfaiz, M. Lage) In vitro shoots and micro-corms formation through indirect organogenesis of Moroccan saffron (Crocus sativus L.) (K. Lagram, M. Ben El Caid, L.H. Atyane, L. Salaka, R. El Boullani, A. El Mousadik, M.A. Serghini) Saffron yield variability by climatic factors in the northeast of Iran (H. Feizi, M. Tosan) Saffron responses to summer irrigation and nano zinc oxide (M. Seghatoleslami, E. Sabzekar) Effect of planting density on productivity of saffron corms (Y. Karra, M. Boujghagh, M.A. Serghini, M. Lage) Feasibility of saffron cultivation in northern area of Khorasan province (B. Bicharanlou, A. Koocheki, M. Bagheri, G.A. Asadi) Characterization of soils used for saffron production in the main saffron producing zone in Morocco (A. Zouahri, N. El Madani, M. Lage, A. Douaik, H. Alilou) Meta-analysis of saffron research in Iran and the world (M. Mokhtari, A. Koocheki, M. Nassiri-Mahallati) Saffron corm behavior in a new and emerging area of production (M. Bagheri Shirvan, A. Koocheki, B. Bicharanlou, G.A. Asadi) Design of experiments for screening and optimizing factors influencing extraction of bioactive compounds from saffron (A. Douaik) Effect of different storage conditions on the stability of the polyphenolic content in bio-residues obtained from saffron spice production (N. Moratalla-López, A.M. Sánchez, A. Campayo, M.R. Salinas, G.L. Alonso) Influence of soil composition and drying methods on chemical and physical quality evaluation of saffron (A. Lambert, Y. Karra) Multivariate statistical methods for the assessment of the quality and the authenticity of saffron (A. Douaik) Evaluation of the effects of saffron-cumin intercropping ratios on quality and yield under semi-arid conditions (S. Khorramdel, A. Koocheki, P. Rezvani Moghaddam) Contribution to the study of historical introduction about saffron (Crocus sativus L.) culture in Morocco (L. Zaazaa, I. Mohammed, M. Lage) Hypothesis on the relation between meteorological data and flowering peaks in saffron (Crocus sativus L.) crop (F. Gresta, G. Avola) Effect of nano-silver particles on saffron corm treated with NaCl (M.H. Namin, N. Azari) Morphological traits and aromatic profile of Crocus biflorus Mill. (F. Gresta, A. Cristaudo, G. Spampinato, S. Catara, R. Galesi, E. Napoli, T. Strano, G. Ruberto) Effect of silicon on improving salinity tolerance of Taliouine Crocus sativus L. (J. Fahimi, Z. Bouzoubaâ, F. Achemchem, N. Saffaj, R. Mamouni) Evaluation of weed flora and biodiversity indices in saffron fields (case study: Khorasan province) (S. Khorramdel, P. Rezvani Moghaddam, A. Mollafilabi) Impact of environmental factors on saffron flowering period in Morocco (M. Lage, F. Gaboune) New proposal for handling of saffron flowering (Crocus sativus L.) under environmentally controlled conditions (L.M. Poggi, J.A. Portela, M.A. Pontín, N. Moratalla-López, G.L. Alonso) Resilience to climate change of saffron production in the Khorasan province of Iran (H. Bidad) Evaluation of global warming potential of saffron agroecosystems (case study: Khorasan, Iran) (S. Khorramdel, A. Mollafilabi, M. Hosseini) Sanitary assessment of saffron corms and soil from Great Moroccan production areas: Taliouine and Taznakht (F. Bentata, M. Lage, K. Bakhy, M. Ibrahimi, A. Jbair, A. El Aissami, K.H. Kissayi, M. Labhilili) Study of the influence of geographical origin and environment conditions on the three secondary metabolites of Moroccan saffron by UV-visible spectrometry (L.H. Atyane, K. Lagram, M. Ben El Caid, M. Lachheb, L. Salaka, M.A. Serghini, L. Elmaimouni) Correlation between the high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) and the sensory analysis based on saffron color, odor, aroma and bitterness (N. Bouhadida, M.V. García-Rodríguez, N. Moratalla-López, M.R. Salinas, S. Oueslati, G.L. Alonso) Comparing Tunisian and Spanish saffron regarding their bioactive metabolites using HPLC and GC methods (N. Moratalla-López, N. Bouhadida, M.J. Bagur, M.V. García-Rodríguez, S. Oueslati, G.L. Alonso) Effect of the hydroponic growing of forced Crocus sativus L. on the saffron quality (M.V. García-Rodríguez, H. López-Córcoles, G.L. Alonso) Stigmas yield and volatile compounds of saffron (Crocus sativus) in a late sowing under greenhouse with two nitrogen rates (F. Gresta, E. Napoli, G. Ceravolo, C. Santonoceto, T. Strano, G. Ruberto) Polyphenols content, flavonoids and antioxidant activity of petals, stamens, styles and whole flower of Crocus sativus of Taliouine (S.M. Jadouali, Z. Bouzoubaâ, K. Majourhat, R. Mamouni, S. Gharby, H. Atifi) Evaluation of antioxidant activity of saffron in Marand region, Iran (S. Alizadeh-Salteh)