India, Nov. 2 -- An experimental saffron cultivation project in Ladakh has recorded its first bloom within 30 days of plantation, significantly ahead of the usual two-month timeline. The pilot project, launched on recently restored degraded land in Leh, has also yielded nearly 22 grams of saffron in its first four days of flowering.

Ladakh Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena inspected the experimental saffron field on Sunday to witness the first bloom.

"Proud to announce that the experimental saffron cultivation, over recently restored degraded land in Leh, has begun to blossom, in a record-breaking 30 days, against the usual two-month timeline for the first bloom. Inspected the saffron field today to witness the first saffron bloom," he late...