University of Tokyo willingness to joint research saffron with the University of Torbat – Heydarieh

according to the professor Yelena  harrow Fuji , lead researcher of the series of in Japan, which is to see farms saffron township was announced at a press conference , he added, now a plan in the field of  properties of saffron trilateral cooperation with the universities in Tokyo, Ferdowsi Mashhad and Torbat – Heydarieh .
He expressed his happiness from a trip to Torbat – Heydarieh and and visiting farms , saffron , he said, with a view to broadening saffron fields in the region , in the future, we are trying to joint research projects with the University of Torbat – Heydarieh .
he said, referring to the scholarly activity on the 30 – year – old  plants , explained : plants in biological competition with each other , compounds , which the juices can treatment in a very practical and effective.
said Professor Fauji among different species of plants, species of saffron a combination of  view is that after a few years to reduce the performance of the plant that is not economically and needs to work on an extensive studies .
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PhD graduate student at the University of plant in Moscow , said : “ I have great interest on the plant saffron , as one of the most valuable plant species .
‘ Elena ‘ , saffron tour to  township travelled to journalists , IRNA said so far more on the plant tissue studied the Caucasus mountains and I intend to continue their investigation on saffron bulbs .
He said that for the first time a farm near the saffron , added the climatic conditions allow Moscow saffron cultivation , but I want to take a few saffron bulbs , the study focused on this .
The 2 , a researcher in the form of the first group of foreign tourists and Iranian this year, with 20 graduate student at the university , and a series of medicinal herbs Firdausi Mashhad, of saffron Torbat – Heydarieh and  .
out of a total of 70 thousand hectares of farmland saffron Khorasan province Rizvi , 11 thousand hectares relating to the township and eight thousand and 400 hectares of related to the township Torbat – Heydarieh .
Rizvi in Khorasan province 117 thousands of families are busy saffron cultivation of which 14 to 15 thousand families in Torbat – Heydarieh to do so .
now per ha of land, growing saffron, 220 people are busy in the entire 70 thousand direct employment and 2 to three times the figure , indirect jobs .
while the average saffron production in Khorasan province Rizvi four kg per hectare , this figure is in the region Torbat – Heydarieh and  to 4.2 kilograms .
the centre of 250 thousand Torbat – Heydarieh in 150 km and township 72 thousand  176 is located in the city of Mashhad