Agronomic, chemical and genetic variability of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) of different origin by LC-UV-vis-DAD and AFLP analyses

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 711-721

  Siracusa, Laura ^a   Gresta, Fabio ^b   Avola, Giovanni ^c   Albertini, Emidio ^d   Raggi, Lorenzo ^d   Marconi, Gianpiero ^d   Lombardo, Grazia M ^e   Ruberto, Giuseppe ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFLP; Crocetin esters; Crocus sativus L.; LC UV vis DAD; Morphology

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CHEMOTAXONOMY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; METABOLISM; PIGMENT; SAMPLING; SPICE;

CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 84873524624     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-012-9868-9     Document Type: Article

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