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• W40902214 abstract "Saffron, the most expensive spice worldwide, is comprised of the dried stigmas of the plant Crocus sativus Linnaeus of the Iridaceae family, a sterile triploid not found in the wild. According to the definition given by FAO (Food and Agricultural Organisation) it forms ‘a loosely matted mass of dark, reddish-brown flattened threads, amongst which a few narrower yellow ones can be distinguished. The upper, enlarged part of the flattened threads is the stigma of the flower, the lower narrower portion is the style’ (FAO, 1986). Saffron is mainly used as a spice that imparts colour to food but its medicinal and dyeing properties are also well known and appreciated. C. cartwrightianus, a possible progenitor of C. sativus, as well as more than 80 other species belonging to genus Crocus originate from the eastern Mediterranean basin from where the cultivation of the plant was spread to other parts of the ‘Old World’. Many of the Crocus species occur in the Aegean islands and Crete (Greece) that may be considered as ‘the birthplace’ of the cultivated plant, highly appreciated in the early civilizations of those areas for its exceptional properties. Famous fresco fragments exhibited today in the archaeological museums in Heraklion (Crete), Santorini and that in Athens offer evidence for the ritual significance and the use of Crocus plant in the every day life of the prehistorical natives. In addition, written information on pottery tablets give unequivocal evidence for the participation of the plant material in the economy of the Cretan kings of Knossos (1500–1450 B.C). The small amounts of the final product, the dried stigmas, reported on those records, equivalent to a few grams up to half a kilo, indicate that it commanded continually through the centuries an exceptional high commercial price. The ancient Greek name ‘krokos’ survived in the current language of this small country to characterise both the plant and the spice whereas the word saffron of Arabic (or old French?) roots (that means ‘yellow’) that may dates even back to the Assyrian empire (2300 B.C) and comes from the name of a town called Azupirano (Saffron town) (Basker and Negbi, 1983) is used in many languages (‘safran’ in French and German, ‘saufuran’ in Japanese, ‘azafran’ in Spanish, ‘zafora’ in Greek). The Hebrew word found in Bible is ‘karkom’ and the Chinese names are ‘fan-hong-hua’ (foreign red flower) or ‘zang-hong-hua’ (Tibet red flower)." @default.
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• W40902214 date "2006-01-11" @default.
• W40902214 modified "2023-10-09" @default.
• W40902214 title "Saffron Quality: Effect of Agricultural Practices, Processing and Storage" @default.
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