Saffron Flower Quality. Extracted from the pistils of the crocus flower it is the harvest method for saffron that is behind its high value. The stigma and style produced in the flower are bright red in color and are generally referred to as saffron after being dried sufficiently.
The stigma and style produced in the flower are bright red in color and are generally referred to as saffron after being dried sufficiently. 18012021 Flower quality of saffron is determined by bioactive compounds which include crocin picrocrocin and safranal Melnyk et al. Saffron Crocus sativus L is a valuable crop in Iran and worldwide.
It is a perennial herbaceous and bulbous plant but without any stem.
The quality of the genuine saffron depends very much on the picking process as well as on drying and storing of the thread. Saffron bulb and corm is meaty and has a spherical shape and brown color. The main types of Iranian saffron are negin pushal and sargol. Every saffron corm produces 6-9 thin leaves like those of the lawn grasses.