M Lage - UR Breeding Conservation and Valorisation of Phytogenetic Resources INRA-Rabat Morocco
C Faiz - UR Breeding Conservation and Valorisation of Phytogenetic Resources INRA-Rabat Morocco
C.L Cantrell - Research Chemist USDA, Agricultural Research Service Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, University of Mississippi USA

Moroccan saffron is mainly produced in the south, on a limited zone of about 600ha. On 2005, the National Institute of Agronomic Research, Morocco, carried out a study on trying saffron crop in some underprivileged regions under diverse environments, as way to propose alternative crop for the socio-economic development of rural area. The preliminary results obtained during this first year are promoting.

new crops, spice