학술논문
Change in Crocin, Safranal and Picrocrocin Content and Agronomical Characters of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) under Biological and Chemical of Phosphorous Fertilizers
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Journal of Medicinal Plants, Vol 10, Iss 40, Pp 58-68 (2011)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2717-204X
2717-2058
2717-2058
Abstract
Background: Biofertilizers are an alternative to chemical fertilizers for increasing soil productivity and plant growth in sustainable agriculture. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the effects of biofertilizers on valuable medicinal plants such as saffron. Objective: To determine the effects of chemical and bio-fertilizer phosphorous on quantitative yield and major active components content of saffron (Crocus sativus L.). Methods: This study has been conducted in Absard region, north of Tehran, Iran along 2006-2008 in a randomized complete block design with three replications and four fertilizer treatments. The treatments were p1 (Control or no applying phosphorous fertilizer), p2 (150 kg/ha phosphorous as ammonium phosphate), p3 (100 gr/ha bio-fertilizer as biophosphore) and p4 (a mixture of 50 g/ha bio-fertilizer as biophosphore + 75 kg/ha phosphorous as ammonium phosphate). Results: The treatments had significant effects (p