Abstract
This chapter outlines the ecophysiology of saffron such as plant performance and survival in terms of climatic and physiology factors. It starts by explaining the effect of temperature and precipitation on saffron flowering and survival. Temperature and precipitation duration are of utmost importance for saffron cultivation. It then describes the lifecycle of saffron in terms of flowering and vegetative phase, production of replacement corms, and the dormant phase. The effects of some factors on physiological criteria such as leaf area index, crop growth rate, relative growth rate, net assimilate rate, and leaf area ratio are also discussed. At the end of the chapter, the major factors responsible for higher production and productivity of saffron are explained.
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