Saffron, Possibly Replacing Opium in Afghanistan
Russell Stafford, Odyssey Plants (Wed, 13 Sep 2017 05:51:59 PDT)

While it's true that mass-market saffron is dominated by one clone,
numerous genotypes and phenotypes occur in cultivation. Some are
very floriferous. No genetic engineering necessarily required!

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/…

Russell

At 07:30 AM 9/13/2017, you wrote:

On 13/09/2017 03:39, Judy Glattstein wrote:

Nice BBC article about saffron growing / selling in Afghanistan. And Iran.

Here in the North West of England my saffron crocus are just
appearing. I doubt they will flower.

Stories about commercial saffron growing come round every year. The
other tale is that it is a single cultivated clone which no one
knows the origin of.

Maybe the market is not big enough for someone to genetically
engineer a plant that grows easily and produces lots of saffron.
David Pilling
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