Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science

Effects of planting date and nano fertilizers on quantity and quality features of ‎saffron in Guilan

Document Type : Full Paper

Authors
Davood Hashemabadi 1
Samane Zahiri Barsari 2
Fatemeh Zaredoost 2
Maryam Jadid Solymandarabi 2
Hassan Feizi 3
1 Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
2 Former M. Sc. Student, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Plant Production, University of Torbat Heydarieh, Torbat Heydarieh, ‎Iran
10.22059/ijhs.2018.261490.1472
Abstract
The present study aimed to study quantitative and qualitative traits of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) as affected by complete nano fertilizer (0 (K0), 5 (K1), and 10 (K2) mg l-1), carbon nanotube (0 (L0) and 2 (L1) mg l-1) and different planting dates (August 15 (T1), August 26 (T2), and September 5 (T3)) in a factorial experiment based on a RCBD with three replications. It was found that delayed sowing accompanied with the application of nano fertilizers promoted quantitative and qualitative traits; so that in the application of "L1K1T3" for the duration of flowering period (14.66 days), flower number (4.033), stigma fresh weight (0.0488 mg), stigma dry weight (0.022 mg), and safranal (44.56), picrocrocin (81.13) and crocin (188.33); However, "L1K1T3" is in all mentioned traits other than picrocrocin did not significant difference with "L1K2T3". The highest anthocyanin was obtained under "L1K1T3", "L1K2T3", "L1K2T2" and "L1K1T3". In total, it can be said that the quantitative and qualitative yield of saffron was improved by the application of nano fertilizers – through making the optimum nutrients available-and the planting of roots in August-September – through making the optimum moisture and temperature available.
Keywords
Crocin
nano fertilizer
picrocrocin
safranal
vegetative traits
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Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science
Volume 50, Issue 4
Winter 2020
Pages 879-890

  • Receive Date 01 August 2018
  • Revise Date 20 November 2018
  • Accept Date 11 December 2018