Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is one of the most important commercial commodity of Indian Agriculture. Jammu & Kashmir State enjoys a virtual monopoly in the cultivation of saffron in the sub-continent. At present, the industry gives an exchequer of Rs 236.55 crores as against the potential of Rs 4642.5 crores. Economic product of the saffron flower is the pistil with a trifid stigma. It is a unique plant whose active period and effective growth occurs in fall and winter.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/impact-climate-change-saffron-industry-jammu-and-kashmir
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ajaz-ahamd-lone
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bashir-ahamad-allai-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/crop-improvement
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jammu-kashmir