Cultivation

Cultivation
    Propagation
  • Saffron is propagated vegetatively by using the underground corms. The corms selected for planting should be 2 to 5 cm in diameter. Each mother corm produces about 2 to 6 cormlets. Saffron undergoes deep dormancy from mid-June to August. The new cormlets produced annually remain attached to the mother corms till the beginning of the dormancy period.
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