Extending the harvest period of saffron

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 650, Issue , 2004, Pages 219-225

  Molina, Rosa V ^a   García Luis, Amparo ^a   Valero, Miguel ^a,b   Navarro, Yolanda ^a,b   Guardiola, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Compañía General del Azafrán ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Corm programming; Crocus sativus L.; Flower forcing; Flowering; Saffron spice

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844425228     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.650.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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