ITS1, ITS2 and matK as candidates barcode loci for Crocus spp. differentiation.
Real-time PCR coupled to high resolution melting (HRM) analysis.
HMR analysis targeting ITS1 and matK loci were Crocus genus specific.
ITS2 locus was specific of Crocus sativus L. and Crocus cartwrightianus.
DNA-barcoding with HRM analysis as a reliable tool for saffron authentication.