Thirty-four seed lots of 11 registered
safflower varieties and 5 inbred lines produced by seed companies, breeders and farmers were used after their seeds were reproduced at the experimental fields of the university during growing season in 2015 (March to August).
The 'saffron' that one encounters in our street markets is in fact
safflower petals.
Reportedly, this expands on the US FDA 2017 approval of gamma linolenic acid (GLA)
safflower oil as both safe and nutritious for use in canine diets.
"Increasing the concentration of omega-6 fatty acid in the
safflower plant by a factor of more than 40x showcases our ability to optimize plant-based sources of high value health and nutritional ingredients, added Matt Plavan, CFO of Arcadia, and president of Arcadia Specialty Genomics, the company's strategic business unit dedicated to cannabis.
The play is story of petals picking women who picked petals of Kasumbha or Kasumbi (
safflowers) in 17th century.
The
safflower water is only tinged with red and yellow to begin with, but the addition of the vinegar removes the yellow hue and strengthens the red hue.
The MSPs fixed by the government for wheat, barley, gram, masur, rapeseed and mustard and
safflower are being said to much higher than the cost of production.
Safflower oil processing plant was built in the district with the capacity of 50 tons of oil per day.
He believes he's "maxed out" demand for
safflower, a crop that can thrive on Idaho's dryland farms, at 21,000 acres.
The grain of
safflower is described as a hulled seed (achene) due to its covering with a hull layer.
The study was conducted on
Safflower (Giza-101 cultivar) in a split plot design with 4 replicates.
Although little cultivated in Brazil,
safflower is a promising crop for the Brazilian Cerrado.