Ir­an is home to one of the old­est civil­iz­a­tions on Earth, where tur­quoise-domed mosques, glit­ter­ing palaces, and the to…

Cro­cus sat­ivus L. (saf­fron) be­longs to the Crocoideae, the sub­fam­ily of the fam­ily of Iridaceae (rich in en­dem­ic specie…

We alone pro­duce over 90% of all Saf­fron world­wide, which is ex­por­ted to more than 80% of its main des­tin­a­tions, such a…

Saf­fron corms un­der­go stages of activ­ity, trans­it­ory and dormancy. The ac­tion be­gins when they are planted and grow roo…

Re­gard­ing spices, saf­fron is one of the most exot­ic. It adds a rich or­ange col­or to dishes such as paella and risotto a…