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082 _aPamphlet SB 317 .S2 .S34 /2009
110 _aDanish Aid Committee for Assistance to Afghan Refugees (DACAAR).
245 _aSaffron : Afghanistan’s red gold / DACAAR.
260 _aKabul : Supporting Community Driven Development in Afghanistan (DACAAR), Rural Development Programme, [2009?].
300 _a40 p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 20 cm.
500 _a“DACAAR : supporting community driven development in Afghanistan”—at foot of title.
500 _aContent: Acknowledgment—Introduction—What is saffron?—The saffron plant—Uses of saffron—Saffron plantation establishment—Site requirements—Land preparation—Corm preparation before planting—Planting of saffron corm—Care and maintenance of saffron plantation—Immediate care after corm planting—Fertilizer Application—Irrigation—Saffron corm thinning—Weed control—Breaking of soil crust—Pests and diseases control—Harvesting of saffron Flowers—Post-harvest processing—Separation of stigma from saffron flowers—Drying of saffron—Packaging and storing of saffron.
546 _aEnglish
650 _aSaffron crocus – Afghanistan.
650 _aSaffron crocus – History.
650 _aSaffron crocus – Handbooks, manuals, etc. – Afghanistan.
650 _aSaffron (Spice).
650 _aSaffron (Spice) – Afghanistan.
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