Table 5 The content of crocin in saffron stigma samples produced under organic or conventional production systems, in different regions of Iran.
Region-field age (year) | Production system | Crocin-I (g per 100 g dry stigma) | Crocin-II (g per 100 g dry stigma) | Total crocin (g per 100 g dry stigma) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Birjand-1* | Organic | 9.39 | 2.25 | 11.64 |
Conventional | 7.89 | 1.62 | 9.51 | |
Birjand-2 | Organic | 9.85 | 2.3 | 12.15 |
Conventional | 7.81 | 1.65 | 9.46 | |
Birjand-4 | Organic | 11.63 | 2.62 | 14.25 |
Conventional | 11.06 | 2.18 | 13.24 | |
Darmian-4 | Organic | 14.83 | 3.29 | 18.12 |
Conventional | 13.52 | 3.32 | 16.84 | |
Torbat-5 | Organic | 17.36 | 4.51 | 21.87 |
Conventional | 13.52 | 3.52 | 17.04 | |
Fariman-7 | Organic | 9.78 | 2.04 | 11.82 |
Conventional | 9.04 | 2.26 | 11.3 | |
Gonabad-10 | Organic | 12.72 | 2.91 | 15.63 |
Conventional | 16.04 | 3.44 | 19.48 | |
Mean | Organic | 12.22 | 2.84 | 15.06 |
Conventional | 11.26 | 2.57 | 13.84 | |
Pvalue | - | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.56 |
Tvalue | - | -0.58 | -0.61 | -0.59 |
