Lorin Ahmad*⁽¹⁾ and Alaa Soubh⁽²⁾

(1). Tartus Research Center, General Commission for Scientific Agriculture Research (GCSAR), Syria.

(2). Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Technical Engineering, Tartous University, Tartous, Syria.

(*Corresponding author : Dr. Lorin Ahmad. E-Mail:   Lorin.ali55@ymail.com).

Received:16/5/2023            Accepted:21/06/2023

Abstract: 

This experiment was conducted at at Research Field of Tarbiat Modares Universityin Tahran. The growth and productivity of saffron were compared under the horizontal and vertical cultivation. Land area intended for the vertical culture was a similar area of each plot in the horizontal culture. The experiment was analyzed as an unbalanced completely randomized design. The results of the first growth year showed that the time and period of germination and flowering in horizontal and vertical culture was similar. The number of flowers, flower and stigma dry weight in the vertical planting system was significantly higher than the horizontal culture. In contrast, the numbers and dry weight of the mother and girl corms in the horizontal system was significantly greater than the vertical system. Dry weight of leaf and root, and the total number of buds and leaves were significantly greater in the horizontal culture. The results of the second growth year showed that germination in vertical culture was later than horizontal culture and vertical planting corms were not able to flowering. The number of leaves, number of buds and number of the girl corms in the horizontal culture was significantly greater than the vertical culture.

Keywords:   saffron, horizontal culture, vertical culture, corm, dry weight.

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