Saffron and its cultivation (Teacher´s Guide-Annex II)

Annex II !Material for students !!!!!!!!

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!!1st year of Primary Education


• Bulb: head of garlic.• Vegetables: cucumber, pepper, corn cob.• Seeds: the 3 types of seeds.• Saffron: corm


!!2nd year of Primary Education!


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!Hoe: dig/move/large amount/soil and compost.Trowel: dig/gather/put/small amount/soil and compost.Spade: dig/gather/spread/large amount/soil and compost.Wheelbarrow: fill /transport/large amount/soil and compost.Watering can: fill /transport/to water/large amount/water.


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DEVELOPMENT: autumn and winter.FUNCTIONS: holds the plant upright. Transports water, minerals and nutrients.

DEVELOPMENT: winter and spring. PARTS: Base – Root – Corm – Tunic. FUNCTIONS: the root absorbs water and minerals. The corm stores water and nutrients as reserves and is also a structure for vegetative. reproduction. The tunic is a protective layer. USE: multiply saffron, the corms are planted to obtain new saffron plants.

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DEVELOPMENT: Autumn and winter FUNCTIONS: They absorb sunlight and perform photosynthesis to make nutrients. USE: They can be used as fodder for cattle.

DEVELOPMENT: autumn.PARTS: tepals – stamens – stigma. FUNCTIONS: tepals protect the interior of the flower and attract insects. The stamen produces pollen. The stigma collects polen.IT’S USED: some components used in food or cosmetics are extracted from the tepals. The dry stigma is a spice, saffron, and is used as a seasoning in food, to add colour, taste and smell to food. It also has medicinal properties.


- STEM Autumn and winter. It holds the plant upright and transports water, minerals and nutrients.!- LEAVES autumn, winter and spring. They absorb sun light and photosynthesize to make nutrients for the corms. If they are left in the field, they dry and can be used as compost. - CORM winter and spring. Parts: Roots / Tunic / Corm. The roots absorb water and minerals. The corm stores water and nutrients; it is a structure for vegetative reproduction; it is planted to obtain new saffron plants.!- FLOWERS: Tepals – Stamen – Stigma.The tepals protect the inside of the flower and attract insects. Some components can be extracted from the petals and can be used in the food and cosmetics industry. The stamens produce pollen. The stigmas collect pollen.Once dried, saffron is a spice, used as a seasoning in food for colour, taste and smell. It also has medical properties.

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TASK: dig the soil IN: spring and summer TO: aerate the soil !TASK: sow corms IN: summer TO: obtain new saffron plants.TOOLS: Hoe / Hands.

TASK: fertilize IN: summer and winter, TO: ensure the plants have enough nutrients and can grow. TOOLS: spade/wheelbarrow/rake.!TASK: water IN: summer and winter TO: ensure the flower and corm can have nutrients to develop. TOOLS: watering can o watering system. !TASK: weed IN: spring and summer TO: ensure the other weeds don’t take nutrients and water from the saffron TOOLS: hands/hoe/rake.


TASK: pick IN: autumn TO: harvest the saffron flowers TOOLS: hands/basket !TASK: peel IN: autumn TO: extract the stigmas from the flowers. TOOLS: hands/trays.

TASK: dry the stigmas IN: autumn TO: obtain saffron spice. Conserving the stigmas enhances their smell and taste. TOOLS: oven, stove or warm air. !TASK: weigh and pack strands of saffron IN: autumn TO: sell saffron TOOLS: precision scales. Envelopes, jars, boxes…etc


- SPRING AND SUMMER: DIG with the hoe to air the soil. “Worms also do it!” WEED by hand and with the hoe, gathering the weeds with the rake; this is done so other plants don’t deprive saffron of water and nutrients.!- SUMMER: make grooves/furrows with the hoe and PLANT the corms of saffron using hands. !- SUMMER AND WINTER: -FERTILIZE with the mulch to give nutrients to the saffron “The same as fungi and bacteria”. Use the spade to apply and the rake to spread it out.WATER with a watering can or a watering system. “Save water, it’s scarce”.!- AUTUMN: COLLECT saffron flowers by hand and put them in baskets. PEEL the flowers by hand to extract the stigmas. DRY the stigmas, in the oven or on a stove to get the saffron spice. The stigmas preserve and enhance their smell and taste in the absence of humidity.WEIGH AND PACK the strands of saffron for selling. !

!5th year of Primary Education !


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Hoe: used to dig and mix the soil. Spade: used to dig, shovel and put spread soil and compost on the field. Trowel: used to dig, shovel and put soil and compost by hand. Measuring tape: used to measure Sticks and string: used to mark the plots and grooves. Hammer: used to hammer in the sticks. Watering can: used fetch, transport and apply water.

Optional card for school: Print and give out to the students, at the teacher’s judgement.


!REPORT ON THE CULTIVATION OF SAFFRON

Hello again!

Are You very tired after planting corms of Saffron? Sure not so much, you did very

well. Now I propose that, in the school or at home, using the computer, make a tab-

summary of everything you learned

Do not forget to include:

• Títle, date and author

• Common name and Scientific name of the plant of saffron.

• Parts of the plant .

• Uses and properties.

• When is Saffron planted and when

is it harvested.

• How will plant. ! !!

!6th year of Primary Education


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Optional card for school Print and give out to the students, at the teacher’s judgement. !


THE WEIGHT OF Saffron Hello again! Have you enjoyed harvesting Saffron? You did it very well. Now I propose

that: With a computer, make a table for comparing weights of the harvest.

Use all the data of wheights that scored each one of the teams. put it by columns in

a spreadsheet and calculate the differences. !• Weight of the harvested flowers.

• Weight of fresh stigmas extracted of the flowers.

• Weight of the dried stigmas.

• Difference between the weight of the flowers and the full of

his stigmata fresh.

• Difference between the weight of

fresh stigmas and the dry stigmas.

Saffron and its cultivation (Teacher´s Guide-Annex II)

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