Study on the Diversity in Sesame

Authors

  • Adil Iqbal Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agricultural Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India and AICRP on Sesame and Niger (ICAR), Kolkata Centre, India.
  • Rambilash Mallick AICRP on Sesame and Niger (ICAR), Kolkata Centre, India and Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Science,  University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
  • Sabyasachi Kundagrami Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agricultural Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India and AICRP on Sesame and Niger (ICAR), Kolkata Centre, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ctas/v7/15706D

Keywords:

Sesame, pharmaceuticals, productivity, oilseed crop

Abstract

Sesame is used in pharmaceutics, industry, and as a biofuel, in addition to being popular as a meal. For hundreds of years, sesame has been spread and farmed in numerous ecological locations, including India. Sesame's ancient origins were aided by its capacity to thrive in environments where other crops could not. It's also the type of crop that flourishes in droughts, high temperatures, and with leftover moisture in the soil after the monsoons have passed, or even when rains fail. The productivity of sesame in India is not constant. The highest productivity was achieved in 2003, but productivity has been ups and down in a manner. And in recent times, it has been declined, but again in 2014, the productivity has been increased to some extent.

Published

2022-05-09

How to Cite

Adil Iqbal, Rambilash Mallick, & Sabyasachi Kundagrami. (2022). Study on the Diversity in Sesame . Current Topics in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 7, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ctas/v7/15706D

Issue

Current Topics in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 7

Section

Chapters